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  package com.alibaba.compileflow.engine.core.builder.compiler;
  
  import com.alibaba.compileflow.engine.core.builder.compiler.impl.DefaultCompiler;
  
  /**
   * An interface for a generic Java source code compiler.
   * <p>
   * Implementations of this interface are responsible for the low-level task of
   * transforming a Java source string into a loaded {@link Class} object.
   *
   * @author yusu
   * @see ProcessCompiler
   * @see DefaultCompiler
   */
  public interface Compiler {
  
      /**
       * Compiles a Java source string into a loaded {@link Class}.
       *
       * @param fullClassName The fully qualified name of the class to be compiled (e.g., "com.mycompany.MyProcess").
       * @param sourceCode    The Java source code to compile.
       * @param classLoader   The parent {@link ClassLoader} to use for loading the
       *                      newly compiled class and its dependencies.
       * @return The loaded {@link Class} object.
       */
      Class<?> compileJavaCode(String fullClassName, String sourceCode, ClassLoader classLoader);
  
  }
  