1 /******************************************************************************* 2 * Copyright (c) 2000, 2005 IBM Corporation and others. 3 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials 4 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 5 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at 6 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html 7 * 8 * Contributors: 9 * IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation 10 *******************************************************************************/ 11 12 package org.eclipse.update.operations; 13 14 /** 15 * A batch operation is needed to execute a group of feature operations, such as installing a set of features. 16 * In fact, for installing features, it is recommended to wrap individual feature install operations as a 17 * batch operation, to ensure proper validation and configuration saving. 18 * <p> 19 * <b>Note:</b> This class/interface is part of an interim API that is still under development and expected to 20 * change significantly before reaching stability. It is being made available at this early stage to solicit feedback 21 * from pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API will almost certainly be broken 22 * (repeatedly) as the API evolves. 23 * </p> 24 * @since 3.0 25 */ 26 public interface IBatchOperation extends IOperation { 27 /** 28 * Returns the batched operations. 29 * @return the batched operations 30 */ 31 public abstract IFeatureOperation[] getOperations(); 32 } 33