ModuleFactory (checkstyle 10.21.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

PackageObjectFactory

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.
```
@FunctionalInterface
public interface ModuleFactory
```
A module factory creates Objects from a given name. Its purpose is to map the short names like AvoidStarImport to full class names like com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.AvoidStarImportCheck. A ModuleFactory can implement this name resolution by using naming conventions, fallback strategies, etc.

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  Object createModule(String name)
  Creates a new instance of a class from a given name.

- Method Detail
  - createModule
```
Object createModule(String name)
             throws CheckstyleException
```
    Creates a new instance of a class from a given name. If the provided module name is a class name an instance of that class is returned. If the name is not a class name the ModuleFactory uses heuristics to find the corresponding class.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the module, might be a short name
    
    Returns:
    
    the created module
    
    Throws:
    
    CheckstyleException - if no module can be instantiated from name