org.apache.maven.index.packer
Interface IndexPacker

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultIndexPacker

public interface IndexPacker

An index packer used to create transfer index format that can be used by the IndexUpdater.

Author:

Tamas Cservenak

Field Summary

static String

ROLE

Method Summary

void	packIndex(IndexPackingRequest request) Pack a context into a target directory.

Field Detail

ROLE

static final String ROLE

Method Detail

packIndex

void packIndex(IndexPackingRequest request)
               throws IOException,
                      IllegalArgumentException

Pack a context into a target directory. If the directory does not exists, it will be created. If the directory exists, it should be writable.

Parameters:

context - the context to pack-up

targetDir - the directory where to write results, has to be non-null

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - when the targetDir already exists and is not a writable directory.

IOException - on lethal IO problem