MetaDataBuilder


1   /*
2    * Copyright (C) The Loom Group. All rights reserved.
3    *
4    * This software is published under the terms of the Loom
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.loom.components.util.metadata;
9   
10  import java.util.Map  ;
11  
12  /**
13   * Load metadata for an Assembly from some source. The source is usually one or
14   * more xml config files.
15   *
16   * @author Peter Donald
17   * @version $Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2004/05/01 12:48:35 $
18   */
19  public interface MetaDataBuilder
20  {
21      /**
22       * Load metadata from a particular source using specified map of parameters.
23       * The content of the parameters is left unspecified.
24       *
25       * @param parameters the parameters indicating method to load meta data
26       * source
27       * @return the set of components in metadata
28       * @throws java.lang.Exception if unable to load or resolve meta data for
29       * any reason
30       */
31      PartitionTemplate buildAssembly( Map   parameters )
32          throws Exception  ;
33  }
34

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