1 /* 2 * Copyright (C) The DNA Group. All rights reserved. 3 * 4 * This software is published under the terms of the DNA 5 * Software License version 1.1, a copy of which has been included 6 * with this distribution in the LICENSE.txt file. 7 */ 8 package org.codehaus.dna; 9 10 /** 11 * This is the interface via which component 12 * resources can be accessed via keys. 13 * 14 * @version $Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2004/05/01 09:51:48 $ 15 */ 16 public interface ResourceLocator 17 { 18 /** 19 * Return resource registered with specified key. 20 * 21 * @param key the key 22 * @return the resource 23 * @throws MissingResourceException if unable to locate 24 * resource with specified key 25 */ 26 Object lookup( String key ) 27 throws MissingResourceException; 28 29 /** 30 * Return true if a resource exists with specified key. 31 * 32 * @param key the key 33 * @return true if a resource exists with specified key. 34 */ 35 boolean contains( String key ); 36 } 37