src/main/java/org/apache/sling/api/scripting/SlingScriptResolver.java

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package org.apache.sling.api.scripting;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

import org.apache.sling.api.resource.ResourceResolver;

import org.osgi.annotation.versioning.ProviderType;

/**
 * The <code>ScriptResolver</code> interface defines the API for a service
 * capable of locating scripts. Where the script is actually located is an
 * implementation detail of the service implementation.
 *
 * @deprecated The SlingScriptResolver interface is intended to be implemented
 * and also used by project specific code. To keep the API as clean as possible
 * this interface was deprecated
 */
@ProviderType
public interface SlingScriptResolver {

    /**
     * Finds the {@link SlingScript} for the given name.
     * <p>
     * The semantic meaning of the name is implementation specific: It may be an
     * absolute path to a <code>Resource</code> providing the script source or
     * it may be a relative path resolved according to some path settings.
     * Finally, the name may also just be used as an identifier to find the
     * script in some registry.
     *
     * @param resourceResolver The <code>ResourceResolver</code> used to
     *            access the script.
     * @param name The script name. Must not be <code>null</code>.
     * @return The {@link SlingScript} to which the name resolved or
     *         <code>null</code> otherwise.
     * @throws org.apache.sling.api.SlingException If an error occurrs trying to resolve the name.
     */
    @Nullable SlingScript findScript(@NotNull ResourceResolver resourceResolver, @NotNull String name);
}