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

Interface ArtifactDescriptorFactory<T extends ArtifactDescriptor>

Type Parameters:

T - type of created descriptors

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractArtifactDescriptorFactory

public interface ArtifactDescriptorFactory<T extends ArtifactDescriptor>

Creates artifact descriptor for application plugins

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	create(File artifactFolder) Creates an artifact descriptor from a folder.

Method Detail

create

T create(File artifactFolder)
  throws ArtifactDescriptorCreateException

Creates an artifact descriptor from a folder.

Parameters:

artifactFolder - an existing folder containing artifact files

Returns:

a non null descriptor

Throws:

ArtifactDescriptorCreateException - if the factory is not able to create a descriptor from the folder.