ModuleChangeDescriptor


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19  
20  package org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.deployment.plugins.api;
21  
22  import java.io.File  ;
23  
24  /**
25   * This interface allows a plugin to find out what about a module
26   * or application has changed since the last deployment.
27   * @author  George Finklang
28   */
29  public interface ModuleChangeDescriptor {
30      /**
31       * Return true if any of the standard or server specific deployment descriptors have changed.
32       */
33      public boolean descriptorChanged();
34  
35      /**
36       * Return true if any of the standard or server specific deployment descriptors have changed.
37       */
38      public boolean serverDescriptorChanged();
39      
40      /**
41       * Return true if any file changes require the module class loader refresh.
42       */
43      public boolean classesChanged();
44      
45      /**
46       * Return true if the manifest.mf of the module has changed.
47       */
48      public boolean manifestChanged();
49  
50      /**
51       * Returns distribution relative paths of changed files.
52       */
53      public File  [] getChangedFiles();
54  }
55

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