ArtifactListener.java

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package org.apache.felix.fileinstall;

import java.io.File;

/**
 * Interface representing a custom deployment mechanism.
 * 
 * Classes must implement one of its sub-interface, either
 * {@link ArtifactTransformer} or
 * {@link ArtifactInstaller}.
 *
 */
public interface ArtifactListener
{
	
	/**
     * Returns true if the listener can process the given artifact.
     *
     * Error occuring when checking the artifact should be catched
     * and not be thrown.
     *
     * @param artifact the artifact to check
     * @return <code>true</code> if this listener supports
     *         the given artifact, <code>false</code> otherwise
     */
    boolean canHandle(File artifact);

}