/*
* Lokomo OneCMDB - An Open Source Software for Configuration
* Management of Datacenter Resources
*
* Copyright (C) 2006 Lokomo Systems AB
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
* your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
* 02110-1301 USA.
*
* Lokomo Systems AB can be contacted via e-mail: info@lokomo.com or via
* paper mail: Lokomo Systems AB, Sv�rdv�gen 27, SE-182 33
* Danderyd, Sweden.
*
*/
package org.onecmdb.core;
public interface IUpdateService extends IService {
/**
* Will check the latest known update status.
* Will not query the update server for info.
* @return
*/
public boolean isUpdateAvaliable();
/**
* Retrive the latest update info. The returning string contains info
* on what and how to retrive the update, it prefably formatted as html
* which then can be displayed in a window.
*
* Will ot query the update server.
* @return
*/
public String getLatestUpdateInfo();
/**
* Will query the update server to reciev the latest update info.
* Will block untill the update request is finished.
*
* After this call to isUpdateAvailable()/getLatsetUpdateInfo()
* can be performed.
*
* @return
*/
public void checkForUpdate() throws IllegalArgumentException;
}