1 package org.apache.maven.archetype.source;
2
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21
22 import org.apache.maven.archetype.catalog.Archetype;
23 import org.apache.maven.archetype.catalog.ArchetypeCatalog;
24
25 import java.util.Properties;
26
27 /**
28 * Sources we can get Archetypes from. This may be the local registry, a Wiki, or,
29 * a Maven Repository application. We might also want to get all the Archetypes based
30 * on some predetermined criteria and that could be anything given the source. A simple
31 * use-case might be to grab all Archetypes for a particular groupId, or Archetypes for
32 * webapps, or who knows what.
33 *
34 * @author Jason van Zyl
35 */
36 public interface ArchetypeDataSource
37 {
38 String ROLE = ArchetypeDataSource.class.getName();
39
40 ArchetypeCatalog getArchetypeCatalog( Properties properties )
41 throws ArchetypeDataSourceException;
42
43 void updateCatalog( Properties properties, Archetype archetype )
44 throws ArchetypeDataSourceException;
45 }