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Interface ComponentProvider

public interface ComponentProvider

A service to locate, install and modify "Components". A component is essentially a directory and a set of files attached to a unique string id.

Method Summary

boolean	addToComponent(java.lang.String componentID, java.io.File[] components) Modify an existing component by adding files to it.
java.io.File[]	component(java.lang.String componentID) Grab the current component definition.
java.io.File	componentLocation(java.lang.String id)
void	defineComponent(java.lang.String componentID, java.io.File[] components) This will define a new component using the files passed in.
java.io.File	lockFile()

Method Detail

componentLocation

java.io.File componentLocation(java.lang.String id)

Parameters:

id - The component's id string.

Returns:

The "working directory" or base directory for the component. You should perform temporary work here for the component.

component

java.io.File[] component(java.lang.String componentID)

Grab the current component definition.

Parameters:

componentID - The component's id string.

Returns:

The set of files attached to this component.

defineComponent

void defineComponent(java.lang.String componentID,
                     java.io.File[] components)

This will define a new component using the files passed in. Note: The component will copy/move the files into a cache location. You should not use them directly, but look them up using the `component` method.

Parameters:

componentID - The component's id string

components - The set of files which defines the component.

Throws:

BootException - if the component is already defined.

addToComponent

boolean addToComponent(java.lang.String componentID,
                       java.io.File[] components)

Modify an existing component by adding files to it.

Parameters:

componentID - The component's id string

components - The set of new files to add to the component.

Returns:

true if any files were copied and false otherwise.

lockFile

java.io.File lockFile()

Returns:

The lockfile you should use to ensure your component cache does not become corrupted. May return null if there is no lockfile for this provider.