org.codehaus.plexus.component.composition
Interface CompositionResolver

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultCompositionResolver

public interface CompositionResolver

Version:

$Id: CompositionResolver.java 1323 2004-12-20 23:00:59Z jvanzyl $

Author:

Jason van Zyl, Michal Maczka

Method Summary

void	addComponentDescriptor(ComponentDescriptor componentDescriptor)
java.util.List	findRequirements(java.lang.String componentKey) Returns the list of names of components which are using the component.
java.util.List	getRequirements(java.lang.String componentKey) Returns the list of names of components which are required by the component of given componentKey.

Method Detail

addComponentDescriptor

void addComponentDescriptor(ComponentDescriptor componentDescriptor)
                            throws CompositionException

Parameters:

componentDescriptor -

Throws:

CompositionException - when cycle is detected

getRequirements

java.util.List getRequirements(java.lang.String componentKey)

Returns the list of names of components which are required by the component of given componentKey.

Parameters:

componentKey - The name of the component

Returns:

The list of components which are required by given component

findRequirements

java.util.List findRequirements(java.lang.String componentKey)

Returns the list of names of components which are using the component. of given componentKey

Parameters:

componentKey - The name of the component

Returns:

The list of components which are requiring given component