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017 package org.apache.geronimo.kernel.classloader;
018
019 import java.net.URL;
020 import java.io.InputStream;
021 import java.io.IOException;
022 import java.util.jar.Manifest;
023 import java.util.jar.Attributes;
024 import java.security.cert.Certificate;
025
026 /**
027 * This is a handle (a connection) to some resource, which may
028 * be a class, native library, text file, image, etc. Handles are returned
029 * by a ResourceFinder. A resource handle allows easy access to the resource data
030 * (using methods {@link #getInputStream} or {@link #getBytes}) as well as
031 * access resource metadata, such as attributes, certificates, etc.
032 * <p/>
033 * As soon as the handle is no longer in use, it should be explicitly
034 * {@link #close}d, similarly to I/O streams.
035 *
036 * @version $Rev: 476049 $ $Date: 2006-11-16 23:35:17 -0500 (Thu, 16 Nov 2006) $
037 */
038 public interface ResourceHandle {
039 /**
040 * Return the name of the resource. The name is a "/"-separated path
041 * name that identifies the resource.
042 */
043 String getName();
044
045 /**
046 * Returns the URL of the resource.
047 */
048 URL getUrl();
049
050 /**
051 * Does this resource refer to a directory. Directory resources are commly used
052 * as the basis for a URL in client application. A directory resource has 0 bytes for it's content.
053 */
054 boolean isDirectory();
055
056 /**
057 * Returns the CodeSource URL for the class or resource.
058 */
059 URL getCodeSourceUrl();
060
061 /**
062 * Returns and InputStream for reading this resource data.
063 */
064 InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException;
065
066 /**
067 * Returns the length of this resource data, or -1 if unknown.
068 */
069 int getContentLength();
070
071 /**
072 * Returns this resource data as an array of bytes.
073 */
074 byte[] getBytes() throws IOException;
075
076 /**
077 * Returns the Manifest of the JAR file from which this resource
078 * was loaded, or null if none.
079 */
080 Manifest getManifest() throws IOException;
081
082 /**
083 * Return the Certificates of the resource, or null if none.
084 */
085 Certificate[] getCertificates();
086
087 /**
088 * Return the Attributes of the resource, or null if none.
089 */
090 Attributes getAttributes() throws IOException;
091
092 /**
093 * Closes a connection to the resource indentified by this handle. Releases
094 * any I/O objects associated with the handle.
095 */
096 void close();
097 }