1 package org.apache.maven.tools.plugin.generator;
2
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21
22 import org.apache.maven.tools.plugin.PluginToolsRequest;
23
24 import java.io.File;
25
26 /**
27 * Generate something, for instance a plugin report, from a plugin descriptor.
28 *
29 * @author <a href="mailto:jason@maven.org">Jason van Zyl </a>
30 */
31 public interface Generator
32 {
33
34 /**
35 * Execute the generation for a given plugin descriptor.
36 *
37 * @param destinationDirectory required
38 * @param request required
39 * @throws GeneratorException if any
40 *
41 * @since 2.5
42 */
43 void execute( File destinationDirectory, PluginToolsRequest request )
44 throws GeneratorException;
45 }