src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/runtime/MavenRuntime.java

package org.apache.maven.shared.runtime;

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import java.util.List;

import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;

/**
 * Provides methods to introspect the current Maven runtime environment.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:markhobson@gmail.com">Mark Hobson</a>
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface MavenRuntime
{
    // fields -----------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * The Plexus role for this component.
     */
    String ROLE = MavenRuntime.class.getName();

    // public methods ---------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Gets the properties for the specified class's Maven project.
     * 
     * @param klass
     *            the class to introspect
     * @return the properties for the specified class's Maven project
     * @throws MavenRuntimeException
     *             if an error occurred introspecting the Maven runtime environment
     */
    MavenProjectProperties getProjectProperties( Class<?> klass ) throws MavenRuntimeException;

    /**
     * Obtains a list of simple properties for each Maven project running within the specified class loader.
     * 
     * @param classLoader
     *            the class loader to introspect
     * @return a list of <code>MavenProjectProperties</code> objects for each Maven project found within the class
     *         path
     * @throws MavenRuntimeException
     *             if an error occurred introspecting the Maven runtime environment
     */
    List<MavenProjectProperties> getProjectsProperties( ClassLoader classLoader ) throws MavenRuntimeException;

    /**
     * Gets the specified class's Maven project.
     * 
     * @param klass
     *            the class to introspect
     * @return the specified class's Maven project
     * @throws MavenRuntimeException
     *             if an error occurred introspecting the Maven runtime environment
     */
    MavenProject getProject( Class<?> klass ) throws MavenRuntimeException;

    /**
     * Obtains a list of Maven projects running within the specified class loader.
     * 
     * @param classLoader
     *            the class loader to introspect
     * @return a list of <code>MavenProject</code> objects for each Maven project found within the class path
     * @throws MavenRuntimeException
     *             if an error occurred introspecting the Maven runtime environment
     */
    List<MavenProject> getProjects( ClassLoader classLoader ) throws MavenRuntimeException;

    /**
     * Obtains a list of Maven projects running within the specified class loader ordered by their dependencies.
     * 
     * @param classLoader
     *            the class loader to introspect
     * @return a list of <code>MavenProject</code> objects for each Maven project found within the class path ordered
     *         by their dependencies
     * @throws MavenRuntimeException
     *             if an error occurred introspecting the Maven runtime environment
     */
    List<MavenProject> getSortedProjects( ClassLoader classLoader ) throws MavenRuntimeException;
}