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package org.eclipse.update.search;
/**
* This interface is used to encapsulate a particular Update
* search pattern. Each search category is free to scan
* sites using a specific algorithm. Search category must
* have a unique ID. The actual search is performed in
* search queries. A category can provide one or more
* queries to run during the search.
* <p>
* <b>Note:</b> This class/interface is part of an interim API that is still under development and expected to
* change significantly before reaching stability. It is being made available at this early stage to solicit feedback
* from pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API will almost certainly be broken
* (repeatedly) as the API evolves.
* </p>
* @since 3.0
* @deprecated The org.eclipse.update component has been replaced by Equinox p2.
* This API will be deleted in a future release. See bug 311590 for details.
*/
public interface IUpdateSearchCategory {
/**
* Returns the unique identifier of this search category.
*/
public String getId();
/**
* Accepts the identifier assigned to this category during
* the registry reading.
*/
public void setId(String id);
/**
* Returns an array of update search queries that need to
* be run during the search.
* @return an arry of update search queries
*/
IUpdateSearchQuery [] getQueries();
}