org.mule.module.launcher.artifact
Interface Artifact

All Known Subinterfaces:

Application, Domain

All Known Implementing Classes:

ApplicationWrapper, ArtifactWrapper, DefaultMuleApplication, DefaultMuleDomain, DomainWrapper

public interface Artifact

An Artifact is an abstract representation of a deployable unit within the mule container.

Method Summary

void	dispose() Dispose the artifact.
ArtifactClassLoader	getArtifactClassLoader()
String	getArtifactName()
MuleContext	getMuleContext()
File[]	getResourceFiles()
void	init() Initialise the artifact resources
void	install() Install the artifact.
void	start() Starts the artifact execution
void	stop() Stops the artifact execution

Method Detail

install

void install()
             throws InstallException

Install the artifact. Most commonly this includes the creation of the class loader and validation of resources.

Throws:

InstallException

init

void init()

Initialise the artifact resources

start

void start()
           throws DeploymentStartException

Starts the artifact execution

Throws:

DeploymentStartException

stop

void stop()

Stops the artifact execution

dispose

void dispose()

Dispose the artifact. Most commonly this includes the release of the resources held by the artifact

getArtifactName

String getArtifactName()

Returns:

the artifact identifier

getResourceFiles

File[] getResourceFiles()

Returns:

an array with the configuration files of the artifact. Never returns null. If there's no configuration file then returns an empty array.

getArtifactClassLoader

ArtifactClassLoader getArtifactClassLoader()

Returns:

class loader responsible for loading resources for this artifact.

getMuleContext

MuleContext getMuleContext()

Returns:

MuleContext created from the artifact configurations files.