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/*****************************************************************************
* Java Plug-in Framework (JPF)
* Copyright (C) 2004-2007 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.registry;
import java.util.Collection;
/**
* This interface provides access to information about resource or code
* contributed by plug-in.
* <p>
* Library UID is a combination of declaring plug-in ID and library ID that is
* unique within whole set of registered plug-ins.
* </p>
*
* @version $Id$
*/
public interface Library extends UniqueIdentity, PluginElement<Library> {
/**
* @return path to resource
*/
String getPath();
/**
* @return <code>true</code> if this is "code" library
*/
boolean isCodeLibrary();
/**
* This method should return collection of {@link String} objects that
* represent resource name prefixes or package name patterns that are
* available to other plug-ins.
* <br>
* For code library, prefix is a package name, for resource library,
* the same rules applied to relative resource path calculated against
* library path (you can replace slash characters in path with dots).
* <br>
* Example prefixes are:<br>
* <code>
* "*", "package.name.*", "package.name.ClassName", "resource/path/*
* </code>
* @return collection of exported resource name patterns
*/
Collection<String> getExports();
/**
* @return library version identifier as specified in manifest file or
* <code>null</code>
*/
Version getVersion();
}
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