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1   /**
2    *
3    * Copyright 2003-2004 The Apache Software Foundation
4    *
5    *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
6    *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
7    *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
8    *
9    *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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11   *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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16   */
17  
18  //
19  // This source code implements specifications defined by the Java
20  // Community Process. In order to remain compliant with the specification
21  // DO NOT add / change / or delete method signatures!
22  //
23  
24  package javax.enterprise.deploy.model;
25  
26  import javax.enterprise.deploy.shared.ModuleType;
27  
28  /**
29   * J2eeApplicationObject is an interface that represents a J2EE application (EAR);
30   * it maintains a DeployableObject for each module in the archive.
31   *
32   * @version $Rev: 46019 $ $Date: 2004-09-14 02:56:06 -0700 (Tue, 14 Sep 2004) $
33   */
34  public interface J2eeApplicationObject extends DeployableObject {
35      /**
36       * Return the DeployableObject of the specified URI designator.
37       *
38       * @param uri Describes where to get the module from.
39       *
40       * @return the DeployableObject describing the j2ee module at this uri
41       *         or <code>null</code> if there is not match.
42       */
43      public DeployableObject getDeployableObject(String uri);
44  
45      /**
46       * Return the all DeployableObjects of the specified type.
47       *
48       * @param type The type of module to return.
49       *
50       * @return the list of DeployableObjects describing the j2ee modules of
51       *         this type or <code>null</code> if there are no matches.
52       */
53      public DeployableObject[] getDeployableObjects(ModuleType type);
54  
55      /**
56       * Return the all DeployableObjects in this application.
57       *
58       * @return the DeployableObject instances describing the j2ee modules in
59       *         this application or <code>null</code> if there are none available.
60       */
61      public DeployableObject[] getDeployableObjects();
62  
63      /**
64       * Return the list of URIs of the designated module type.
65       *
66       * @param type The type of module to return.
67       *
68       * @return the Uris of the contained modules or <code>null</code> if there
69       *         are no matches.
70       */
71      public String[] getModuleUris(ModuleType type);
72  
73      /**
74       * Return the list of URIs for all modules in the application.
75       *
76       * @return the Uris of the contained modules or <code>null</code> if
77       *         the application is completely empty.
78       */
79      public String[] getModuleUris();
80  
81      /**
82       * Return a list of DDBean instances based upon an XPath; all deployment
83       * descriptors of the specified type are searched.
84       *
85       * @param type  The type of deployment descriptor to query.
86       * @param xpath An XPath string referring to a location in the deployment descriptor
87       *
88       * @return The list of DDBeans or <code>null</code> if there are no matches.
89       */
90      public DDBean[] getChildBean(ModuleType type, String xpath);
91  
92      /**
93       * Return the text value from the XPath; search only the deployment descriptors
94       * of the specified type.
95       *
96       * @param type  The type of deployment descriptor to query.
97       * @param xpath The xpath to query for.
98       *
99       * @return The text values of this xpath or <code>null</code> if there are no matches.
100      */
101     public String[] getText(ModuleType type, String xpath);
102 
103     /**
104      * Register a listener for changes in XPath that are related to this deployableObject.
105      *
106      * @param type  The type of deployment descriptor to query.
107      * @param xpath The xpath to listen for.
108      * @param xpl   The listener.
109      */
110     public void addXpathListener(ModuleType type, String xpath, XpathListener xpl);
111 
112     /**
113      * Unregister the listener for an XPath.
114      * @param type  The type of deployment descriptor to query.
115      * @param xpath The xpath to listen for.
116      * @param xpl   The listener.
117      */
118     public void removeXpathListener(ModuleType type, String xpath, XpathListener xpl);
119 }