src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/documentation/ConnectorDocumentationWriter.java

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package org.apache.nifi.documentation;

import java.io.IOException;
import org.apache.nifi.components.connector.Connector;

/**
 * Generates documentation for an instance of a Connector.
 *
 * Please note that while this class lives within the nifi-api, it is provided primarily as a means for documentation components within
 * the NiFi NAR Maven Plugin. Its home is the nifi-api, however, because the API is needed in order to extract the relevant information and
 * the NAR Maven Plugin cannot have a direct dependency on nifi-api (doing so would cause a circular dependency). By having this homed within
 * the nifi-api, the Maven plugin is able to discover the class dynamically and invoke the one or two methods necessary to create the documentation.
 *
 * This is a new capability for Connectors and therefore, you should
 * <b>NOTE WELL:</b> At this time, while this class is part of nifi-api, it is still evolving and may change in a non-backward-compatible manner or even be
 * removed from one incremental release to the next. Use at your own risk!
 */
public interface ConnectorDocumentationWriter {

    /**
     * Calls initialize on the connector. Must be called before calling any write methods.
     *
     * @param connector the connector to initialize
     */
    void initialize(Connector connector);

    /**
     * Write the documentation for the given connector.
     *
     * @param connector the connector to document
     * @throws IOException if an error occurs writing the documentation
     */
    void write(Connector connector) throws IOException;

}