1 package org.apache.maven.repository.discovery;
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19 import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepository;
21 import java.util.Iterator;
22 import java.util.List;
25 * Interface for implementation that can discover artifacts within a repository.
28 * @author Brett Porter
30 public interface ArtifactDiscoverer
32 String ROLE = ArtifactDiscoverer.class.getName();
35 * Discover artifacts in the repository.
37 * @param repository the location of the repository
38 * @param blacklistedPatterns pattern that lists any files to prevent from being included when scanning
39 * @param includeSnapshots whether to discover snapshots
40 * @return the list of artifacts discovered
41 * @todo replace repositoryBase with wagon repository
42 * @todo do we want blacklisted patterns in another form? Part of the object construction?
43 * @todo should includeSnapshots be configuration on the component?
44 * @todo instead of a returned list, should a listener be passed in?
46 List discoverArtifacts( ArtifactRepository repository, String blacklistedPatterns, boolean includeSnapshots );
49 * Get the list of paths kicked out during the discovery process.
51 * @return the paths as Strings.
53 Iterator getKickedOutPathsIterator();
56 * Get the list of paths excluded during the discovery process.
58 * @return the paths as Strings.
60 Iterator getExcludedPathsIterator();