org.apache.maven.index.packer

Interface IndexPacker

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultIndexPacker

public interface IndexPacker

An index packer used to create transfer index format that can be used by the IndexUpdater.

Author:

Tamas Cservenak

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	ROLE

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	packIndex(IndexPackingRequest request) Pack a context into a target directory.

Field Detail

ROLE

static final String ROLE

Method Detail

packIndex

void packIndex(IndexPackingRequest request)
        throws IOException,
               IllegalArgumentException

Pack a context into a target directory. If the directory does not exists, it will be created. If the directory exists, it should be writable.

Parameters:

request - the request to process.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - when the targetDir already exists and is not a writable directory.

IOException - on lethal IO problem