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package org.jboss.deployers.spi.deployer;

import java.util.Set;

import org.jboss.deployers.spi.DeploymentException;
import org.jboss.deployers.spi.Ordered;
import org.jboss.deployers.structure.spi.DeploymentUnit;

/**
 * Deployer.
 * 
 * @author <a href="adrian@jboss.com">Adrian Brock</a>
 * @version $Revision: 1.1 $
 */
public interface Deployer extends Ordered
{
   /**
    * Get the deployment stage for this deployer
    * 
    * @return the stage
    */
   DeploymentStage getStage();
   
   /**
    * Whether we only want the top level
    * 
    * @return true for top level only
    */
   boolean isTopLevelOnly();

   /**
    * Whether we only want components
    * 
    * @return true for components only
    */
   boolean isComponentsOnly();

   /**
    * Whether we dont want components
    * 
    * @return true for no components
    */
   boolean isWantComponents();
   
   /**
    * Whether we want all inputs
    *
    * @return true for all inputs
    */
   boolean isAllInputs();
   
   /**
    * Get the input for this deployer
    * 
    * @return the input type
    */
   Class<?> getInput();
   
   /**
    * Get the otput for this deployer
    * 
    * @return the output type
    */
   Class<?> getOutput();
   
   /**
    * Get the input for this deployer
    * 
    * @return the inputs
    */
   Set<String> getInputs();
   
   /**
    * Get the outputs for this deployer
    * 
    * @return the outputs
    */
   Set<String> getOutputs();
   
   /**
    * Whether to process parents before children (default true)
    * 
    * @return true to process parents first
    */
   boolean isParentFirst();
   
   /**
    * Deploy a deployment
    * 
    * @param unit the unit
    * @throws DeploymentException for any error
    */
   void deploy(DeploymentUnit unit) throws DeploymentException;

   /**
    * Undeploy an deployment
    * 
    * @param unit the unit
    */
   void undeploy(DeploymentUnit unit);
}
