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package org.fabric3.spi.contribution;

import org.fabric3.host.contribution.InstallException;
import org.fabric3.spi.introspection.IntrospectionContext;

/**
 * Interface for services that process contributions. Contribution processing occurs in several phases. Contribution metadata is first processed,
 * after which contained resources are indexed. Indexed {@link Resource}s contain 0..n {@link ResourceElement}s, which are addressable parts.
 * ResourceElements contain a key for a symbol space and a value. When a resource is indexed, only ResourceElement keys are available; their values
 * have not yet been loaded.
 * 
 * The final processing phase is when the contribution is loaded. At this point, all contribution artifacts, including those in dependent
 * contributions, are made available through the provided classloader. Indexed Resources are iterated and all ResourceElement values are loaded via
 * the loader framework. As ResourceElements may refer to other ResourceElements, loading may occur recursively.
 *
 * @version $Rev: 9763 $ $Date: 2011-01-03 00:48:06 +0000 (Mon, 03 Jan 2011) $
 */
public interface ContributionProcessor {

    /**
     * Returns true if the processor can process the contribution.
     *
     * @param contribution the contribution
     * @return true if the processor can process the contribution.
     */
    boolean canProcess(Contribution contribution);

    /**
     * Processes manifest information for the contribution, including imports and exports.
     *
     * @param contribution the contribution that will be used to hold the results from the processing
     * @param context      the context to which validation errors and warnings are reported
     * @throws InstallException if there was a problem with the contribution
     */
    void processManifest(Contribution contribution, IntrospectionContext context) throws InstallException;

    /**
     * Indexes all contribution resources
     *
     * @param contribution the contribution to index
     * @param context      the context to which validation errors and warnings are reported
     * @throws InstallException if there was a problem indexing
     */
    void index(Contribution contribution, IntrospectionContext context) throws InstallException;

    /**
     * Loads all resources in the contribution.
     *
     * @param contribution the contribution
     * @param context      the context to which validation errors and warnings are reported
     * @throws InstallException if there was a problem loading the contribution resources
     */
    void process(Contribution contribution, IntrospectionContext context) throws InstallException;

}