org.apache.archiva.repository

Interface RepositoryContentProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

MavenContentProvider

public interface RepositoryContentProvider

A repository content provider creates repository content instances for specific repository types.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T extends RepositoryContent,V extends Repository> T	createContent(Class<T> clazz, V repository) Creates a generic content object.
ManagedRepositoryContent	createManagedContent(ManagedRepository repository) Creates a new instance of ManagedRepositoryContent.
RemoteRepositoryContent	createRemoteContent(RemoteRepository repository) Creates a new instance of RemoteRepositoryContent.
Set<RepositoryType>	getSupportedRepositoryTypes() Returns the repository types, this content object can be used for.
boolean	supports(RepositoryType type) Returns true, if this content object supports the given repository type.
boolean	supportsLayout(String layout) Returns true, if this content object supports the given layout otherwise, false.

Method Detail

supportsLayout

boolean supportsLayout(String layout)

Returns true, if this content object supports the given layout otherwise, false.

Parameters:

layout - the layout string

Returns:

true, if layout is supported, otherwise false.

getSupportedRepositoryTypes

Set<RepositoryType> getSupportedRepositoryTypes()

Returns the repository types, this content object can be used for.

Returns:

all supported repository types.

supports

boolean supports(RepositoryType type)

Returns true, if this content object supports the given repository type.

Parameters:

type - the type to check.

Returns:

true, if the type is supported, otherwise false.

createRemoteContent

RemoteRepositoryContent createRemoteContent(RemoteRepository repository)
                                     throws RepositoryException

Creates a new instance of RemoteRepositoryContent. The returned instance should be initialized from the given repository data.

Parameters:

repository - the repository

Returns:

a repository content instance

Throws:

RepositoryException - if the layout is not supported, or a error occured during initialization

createManagedContent

ManagedRepositoryContent createManagedContent(ManagedRepository repository)
                                       throws RepositoryException

Creates a new instance of ManagedRepositoryContent.

Parameters:

repository - the repository

Returns:

a new instance

Throws:

RepositoryException - if the layout is not supported, or a error occured during initialization

createContent

<T extends RepositoryContent,V extends Repository> T createContent(Class<T> clazz,
                                                                   V repository)
                                                            throws RepositoryException

Creates a generic content object.

Type Parameters:

T - the generic type of the content

V - the generic type of the repository (must correspond to the content class)

Parameters:

repository - the repository

clazz - the content class

Returns:

a new instance

Throws:

RepositoryException - if the clazz, or layout is not supported, or something went wrong during initialization