compiler/src/org/apache/flex/compiler/targets/ISWFTarget.java

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package org.apache.flex.compiler.targets;

import java.util.Collection;

import org.apache.flex.compiler.problems.ICompilerProblem;
import org.apache.flex.swf.ISWF;

/**
 * An {@link ITarget} than can build a SWF.
 */
public interface ISWFTarget extends ITarget
{
    /**
     * Adds frames and tags to those frames for all the content generated by the
     * target. When this method returns false, the {@linkplain ISWF} should be
     * considered invalid and the specified problemCollection should be searched
     * for the cause.
     * 
     * @param problems Collection to which all problems of all
     * CompilationUnits whose output is added to the specified ISWF are added.
     * @return ISWF if all tags generated by the target we added to the
     * specified SWF.
     */
    ISWF build(Collection<ICompilerProblem> problems);
}