WriteableRepository.java

/**
 *
 * Copyright 2003-2004 The Apache Software Foundation
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package org.apache.geronimo.kernel.repository;

import java.net.URI;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;

/**
 * A repository that accepts new entries.
 *
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 */
public interface WriteableRepository {
    /**
     * Copies a file from the server's filesystem into the repository.
     * Obviously to use this remotely, you must have some other way
     * to upload the file to the server's filesystem, even if the
     * the server is just going to turn around and upload it to some
     * other remote location.
     */
    public void copyToRepository(File source, URI destination, FileWriteMonitor monitor) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Copies the contents of an arbitrary stream into the repository.
     * Obviously to use this remotely, you must have some other way
     * to upload the content to the server's JVM, even if the the server
     * is just going to turn around and upload it to some other remote
     * location.  The source will be closed when the write completes.
     */
    public void copyToRepository(InputStream source, URI destination, FileWriteMonitor monitor) throws IOException;
}