org.sca4j.host.contribution
Interface ContributionSource

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultContributionSource, JarContributionSource

public interface ContributionSource

Represents a source artifact that will be contributed to a domain or an updated version of an existing contribution.

Version:

$Rev: 3536 $ $Date: 2008-04-01 23:03:05 +0100 (Tue, 01 Apr 2008) $

Method Summary

java.net.URL	getLocation() If the source is local, returns the source URL
java.io.InputStream	getSource() Returns a input stream for the source.
long	getTimestamp() Returns the source timestamp.
java.lang.String	getType() Returns the type of the contribution.

Method Detail

getSource

java.io.InputStream getSource()
                              throws java.io.IOException

Returns a input stream for the source.

Returns:

Input stream to the contribution source.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If a stream cannot be open.

getLocation

java.net.URL getLocation()

If the source is local, returns the source URL

Returns:

The contribution URL.

getTimestamp

long getTimestamp()

Returns the source timestamp.

Returns:

Timestamp of the contribution.

getType

java.lang.String getType()

Returns the type of the contribution.

Returns:

Type of the contribution.