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/*****************************************************************************
* Java Plug-in Framework (JPF)
* Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Dmitry Olshansky
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*****************************************************************************/
package org.java.plugin.boot;
import java.util.Collection;
import org.java.plugin.PluginManager.PluginLocation;
import org.java.plugin.util.ExtendedProperties;
/**
* Interface to encapsulate logic for gathering information about available
* plug-ins locations.
*
* @version $Id$
*/
public interface PluginsCollector {
/**
* Configures this collector instance, this method will be called once
* before any other method call in this class. There is no pre-defined
* configuration parameters, see concrete implementations for supported
* parameters.
* @param configuration application configuration data from
* <code>boot.properties</code> file and
* <code>System</code> properties as defaults
* @throws Exception if any error has occurred during collector configuring
*/
void configure(ExtendedProperties configuration) throws Exception;
/**
* @return collection of all discovered
* {@link org.java.plugin.PluginManager.PluginLocation plug-in locations}
*/
Collection<PluginLocation> collectPluginLocations();
}
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