org.mule.runtime.module.artifact.api.descriptor

Interface DescriptorLoader<T>

Type Parameters:

T - type of loaded objects

All Known Subinterfaces:

BundleDescriptorLoader, ClassLoaderModelLoader

@NoImplement
public interface DescriptorLoader<T>

Loads descriptors used to describe Mule artifacts

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getId()
T	load(File artifactFile, Map<String,Object> attributes, ArtifactType artifactType) Loads a described object
boolean	supportsArtifactType(ArtifactType artifactType)

Method Detail

getId

String getId()

Returns:

the unique ID of the descriptor loader

load

T load(File artifactFile,
       Map<String,Object> attributes,
       ArtifactType artifactType)
throws InvalidDescriptorLoaderException

Loads a described object

Parameters:

artifactFile - File with the content of the artifact to work with. Non null

attributes - collection of attributes describing the loader. Non null.

artifactType - the type of the artifact of the descriptor to be loaded.

Returns:

a T loaded with the given attributes from the artifact folder.

Throws:

InvalidDescriptorLoaderException - when is not possible to load the object with the provided configuration.

supportsArtifactType

boolean supportsArtifactType(ArtifactType artifactType)

Parameters:

artifactType - the type of the artifact of the descriptor to be loaded.

Returns:

true if the loader supports the artifact type, false otherwise.