1 package org.apache.maven.reporting;
2
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21
22 import org.codehaus.doxia.sink.Sink;
23
24 import java.io.File;
25 import java.util.Locale;
26
27 /**
28 * The basis for a Maven report.
29 *
30 * @author Brett Porter
31 * @author <a href="evenisse@apache.org">Emmanuel Venisse</a>
32 * @author <a href="mailto:vincent.siveton@gmail.com">Vincent Siveton</a>
33 * @version $Id: MavenReport.java 640549 2008-03-24 20:05:11Z bentmann $
34 * @since 2.0
35 */
36 public interface MavenReport
37 {
38 /** Plexus lookup name */
39 String ROLE = MavenReport.class.getName();
40
41 /** Category for project information reports */
42 String CATEGORY_PROJECT_INFORMATION = "Project Info";
43
44 /** Category for project reports */
45 String CATEGORY_PROJECT_REPORTS = "Project Reports";
46
47 /**
48 * Generate the report depending the wanted locale.
49 * <br/>
50 * Mainly used for external reports like javadoc.
51 *
52 * @param sink the sink to use for the generation.
53 * @param locale the wanted locale to generate the report, could be null.
54 * @throws MavenReportException if any
55 */
56 void generate( Sink sink, Locale locale )
57 throws MavenReportException;
58
59 /**
60 * @return the output name of this report.
61 */
62 String getOutputName();
63
64 /**
65 * Get the category name for this report.
66 *
67 * @return the category name of this report. Should be <code>CATEGORY_PROJECT_INFORMATION</code>
68 * or <code>CATEGORY_PROJECT_REPORTS</code>
69 * {@link #CATEGORY_PROJECT_INFORMATION}
70 * {@link #CATEGORY_PROJECT_REPORTS}
71 */
72 String getCategoryName();
73
74 /**
75 * @param locale the wanted locale to return the report's name, could be null.
76 * @return the name of this report.
77 */
78 String getName( Locale locale );
79
80 /**
81 * @param locale the wanted locale to return the report's description, could be null.
82 * @return the description of this report.
83 */
84 String getDescription( Locale locale );
85
86 /**
87 * Set a new output directory. Useful for staging.
88 *
89 * @param outputDirectory the new output directory
90 */
91 void setReportOutputDirectory( File outputDirectory );
92
93 /**
94 * @return the current report output directory.
95 */
96 File getReportOutputDirectory();
97
98 /**
99 * An external report is a report which calls a third party program which generates some reports too.
100 * A good example is javadoc tool.
101 *
102 * @return <tt>true</tt> if this report is external, <tt>false</tt> otherwise.
103 * Default should <tt>false</tt>.
104 */
105 boolean isExternalReport();
106
107 /**
108 * Verify some conditions before generate the report.
109 *
110 * @return <tt>true</tt> if this report could be generated, <tt>false</tt> otherwise.
111 * Default should <tt>true</tt>.
112 */
113 boolean canGenerateReport();
114 }