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018    package org.apache.geronimo.kernel.repository;
019    
020    import java.util.Collection;
021    import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
022    
023    /**
024     * @version $Rev: 470597 $ $Date: 2006-11-02 15:30:55 -0800 (Thu, 02 Nov 2006) $
025     */
026    public interface ArtifactResolver {
027    
028        /**
029         * Used to generate a fully-populated Artifact from a partially-populated Artifact
030         * when you're about to deploy/save a new artifact.  That is, this method comes up
031         * with reasonable default values that hopefully do not conflict with anything
032         * that's already deployed.
033         *
034         * @param source       The artifact to complete (normally partially-populated)
035         * @param defaultType  The type to use for the resulting artifact if the source
036         *                     artifact doesn't have a type set
037         *
038         * @return If the source artifact is fully populated (e.g. artifact.isResolved()
039         *         == true) then it will be returned.  Otherwise a new fully-populated
040         *         artifact is returned.
041         */
042        Artifact generateArtifact(Artifact source, String defaultType);
043    
044        /**
045         * Used to search for existing artifacts that match the supplied artifact (which
046         * may be partially-populated).  Preference is given to artifacts that are already
047         * loaded, to reduce duplication.  If nothing can be found that's an error,
048         * because something depends on this.
049         */
050        Artifact resolveInClassLoader(Artifact source) throws MissingDependencyException;
051    
052        /**
053         * Used to search for existing artifacts that match the supplied artifact (which
054         * may be partially-populated).  Preference is given to artifacts that are already
055         * loaded, or that exist in the parent configurations, to reduce duplication.  If
056         * nothing can be found that's an error, because something depends on this.
057         *
058         * @param parentConfigurations A Collection with entries of type Configuration
059         */
060        Artifact resolveInClassLoader(Artifact source, Collection parentConfigurations) throws MissingDependencyException;
061    
062        /**
063         * Used to search for existing artifacts that match the supplied artifact (which
064         * may be partially-populated).  Preference is given to artifacts that are already
065         * loaded, to reduce duplication.  If nothing can be found that's an error,
066         * because something depends on this.
067         *
068         * @return A sorted set ordered in the same way the input was ordered, with
069         *         entries of type Artifact
070         */
071        LinkedHashSet resolveInClassLoader(Collection artifacts) throws MissingDependencyException;
072    
073        /**
074         * Used to search for existing artifacts that match the supplied artifact (which
075         * may be partially-populated).  Preference is given to artifacts that are already
076         * loaded, or that exist in the parent configurations, to reduce duplication.  If
077         * nothing can be found that's an error, because something depends on this.
078         *
079         * @param parentConfigurations A Collection with entries of type Configuration
080         *
081         * @return A sorted set ordered in the same way the input was ordered, with
082         *         entries of type Artifact
083         */
084        LinkedHashSet resolveInClassLoader(Collection artifacts, Collection parentConfigurations) throws MissingDependencyException;
085    
086        /**
087         * Used to search for existing artifacts in the server that match the supplied
088         * artifact (which may be partially-populated).  This method expects either no
089         * results or one result (multiple matches is an error).
090         *
091         * @return A matching artifact, or null of there were no matches
092         */
093        Artifact queryArtifact(Artifact artifact) throws MultipleMatchesException;
094    
095        /**
096         * Used to search for existing artifacts in the server that match the supplied
097         * artifact (which may be partially-populated).
098         *
099         * TODO: The artifacts should be sorted ascending by type then group then artifact then version
100         *
101         * @return The matching artifacts, which may be 0, 1, or many
102         */
103        Artifact[] queryArtifacts(Artifact artifact);
104    }