1 /* 2 * Copyright 2002-2006 the original author or authors. 3 * 4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at 7 * 8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 9 * 10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 14 * limitations under the License. 15 */ 16 package org.springframework.webflow.util; 17 18 import org.springframework.core.io.Resource; 19 20 /** 21 * Simple interface for all objects (typically flow builders) that hold on to a 22 * resource defining a flow (e.g. an XML file). Provides a way to access 23 * information about the underlying resource like the last modified date. 24 * 25 * @see org.springframework.webflow.engine.builder.FlowBuilder 26 * 27 * @author Erwin Vervaet 28 * @author Keith Donald 29 */ 30 public interface ResourceHolder { 31 32 /** 33 * Returns the flow definition resource held by this holder. 34 */ 35 public Resource getResource(); 36 }