org.codehaus.plexus.component.composition.CompositionResolver Maven / Gradle / Ivy
package org.codehaus.plexus.component.composition;
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import org.codehaus.plexus.component.repository.ComponentDescriptor;
import java.util.List;
/**
* @author Jason van Zyl
* @author Michal Maczka
* @version $Id: CompositionResolver.java 7828 2008-11-14 22:07:56Z dain $
*/
public interface CompositionResolver
{
public static final char SEPARATOR_CHAR = ':';
/**
* @param componentDescriptor
* @throws CompositionException when cycle is detected
*/
void addComponentDescriptor( ComponentDescriptor componentDescriptor ) throws CompositionException;
/**
* Returns the list of names of components which are required
* by the component of given role and roleHint.
* The names returned are in the form role:hint, where : is defined in SEPARATOR_CHAR.
*
* @param role The name of the component
* @param roleHint The implementation hint of the component
* @return The list of components which are required by given component
*/
List getRequirements( String role, String roleHint );
/**
* Returns the list of names of components which are using the component.
* of given role and roleHint.
* The names returned are in the form role:hint, where : is defined in SEPARATOR_CHAR.
*
* @param role The name of the component
* @param roleHint The implementation hint of the component
* @return The list of components which are requiring given component
*/
List findRequirements( String role, String roleHint );
}