| package org.eclipse.aether.metadata; |
| |
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| |
| import java.io.File; |
| |
| import org.eclipse.aether.RepositoryException; |
| |
| /** |
| * A piece of metadata that needs to be merged with any current metadata before installation/deployment. |
| */ |
| public interface MergeableMetadata |
| extends Metadata |
| { |
| |
| /** |
| * Merges this metadata into the current metadata (if any). Note that this method will be invoked regardless whether |
| * metadata currently exists or not. |
| * |
| * @param current The path to the current metadata file, may not exist but must not be {@code null}. |
| * @param result The path to the result file where the merged metadata should be stored, must not be {@code null}. |
| * @throws RepositoryException If the metadata could not be merged. |
| */ |
| void merge( File current, File result ) |
| throws RepositoryException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Indicates whether this metadata has been merged. |
| * |
| * @return {@code true} if the metadata has been merged, {@code false} otherwise. |
| */ |
| boolean isMerged(); |
| |
| } |