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package org.jboss.deployers.vfs.spi.structure;

import java.util.List;

import org.jboss.deployers.structure.spi.DeploymentUnit;
import org.jboss.virtual.VirtualFile;

/**
 * VFSDeploymentUnit.
 * 
 * @author <a href="adrian@jboss.org">Adrian Brock</a>
 * @version $Revision: 1.1 $
 */
public interface VFSDeploymentUnit extends DeploymentUnit
{
   /**
    * Gets a metadata file. This is a file located under the deployment metadata
    * context(s).
    * 
    * @param name the name to exactly match
    * @return the virtual file or null if not found
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException for a null name
    */
   VirtualFile getMetaDataFile(String name);
   
   /**
    * Gets the metadata files for this deployment unit
    * 
    * @param name the name to exactly match
    * @param suffix the suffix to partially match
    * @return the virtual files that match
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if both the name and suffix are null
    */
   List<VirtualFile> getMetaDataFiles(String name, String suffix);
   
   /**
    * Get a resource loader
    * 
    * @return the resource loader
    */
   VFSDeploymentResourceLoader getResourceLoader();

   /**
    * Get a virtual file
    * 
    * @param path the relative path of the file
    * @return the virtual file or null if not found
    */
   VirtualFile getFile(String path);

   /**
    * Get the root
    * 
    * @return the root
    */
   VirtualFile getRoot();

   /**
    * Get the class path
    * 
    * @return the class path
    */
   List<VirtualFile> getClassPath();
   
   /**
    * Set the classpath
    * 
    * @param classPath the classpath
    */
   void setClassPath(List<VirtualFile> classPath);
   
   /**
    * Prepend virtual files to the classpath
    * 
    * @param files a virtual file
    */
   void prependClassPath(VirtualFile... files);
   
   /**
    * Prepend virtual files to the classpath
    * 
    * @param files a virtual file
    */
   void prependClassPath(List<VirtualFile> files);
   
   /**
    * Append virtual files to the classpath
    * 
    * @param files a virtual file
    */
   void appendClassPath(VirtualFile... files);
   
   /**
    * Add virtual files to the classpath
    * 
    * @param files a virtual file
    */
   void appendClassPath(List<VirtualFile> files);
   
   /**
    * Append virtual files to the classpath
    * 
    * @param files a virtual file
    */
   void addClassPath(VirtualFile... files);
   
   /**
    * Add virtual files to the classpath
    * 
    * @param files a virtual file
    */
   void addClassPath(List<VirtualFile> files);
   
   /**
    * Get the top leve deployment unit
    * 
    * @return the top level deployment unit
    */
   VFSDeploymentUnit getTopLevel();
   
   /**
    * Get the parent deployment unit
    * 
    * @return the parent or null if there is no parent
    */
   VFSDeploymentUnit getParent();
   
   /**
    * Get the children
    * 
    * @return the children
    */
   List<VFSDeploymentUnit> getVFSChildren();
}