org.apache.ace.agent.launcher/src/org/apache/ace/agent/launcher/BundleProvider.java

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package org.apache.ace.agent.launcher;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.URL;

/**
 * {@link java.util.ServiceLoader} interface for launcher extension bundles providers.
 */
public interface BundleProvider {
    /**
     * Returns all the bundles to (pre-)install with the launcher.
     * 
     * @param properties
     *            the property provider to access configuration properties, cannot be <code>null</code>.
     * @return an array with the URLs of bundles to install, never <code>null</code>.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *             in case the given provider was <code>null</code>;
     * @throws IOException
     *             in case of other I/O problems.
     */
    URL[] getBundles(PropertyProvider properties) throws IOException;
}