package org.apache.maven.tools.plugin.generator;

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 import org.apache.maven.tools.plugin.PluginToolsRequest;

 import java.io.File;

 /**

  * Generate something, for instance a plugin report, from a plugin descriptor.

  *

  * @author <a href="mailto:jason@maven.org">Jason van Zyl </a>

  * @version $Id: Generator.java 1343107 2012-05-27 21:35:40Z hboutemy $

  */

 public interface Generator

 {

     /**

      * Execute the generation for a given plugin descriptor.

      *

      * @param destinationDirectory required

      * @param request required

      * @throws IOException if any

      * 

      * @since 2.5

      */

     void execute( File destinationDirectory, PluginToolsRequest request )

         throws GeneratorException;

 }