/*
* Copyright 2008 Lasse Koskela.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
package net.sf.jsptest.compiler.java;
/**
* The interface for Java compiler implementations.
*
* @author Lasse Koskela
*/
public interface JavaCompiler {
/**
* Compiles the given .java source file into the given .class file using an explicitly set class
* path.
*
* @param pathToJavaSource
* Path to the source file to compile.
* @param outputDirectory
* Path to the output directory under which to generate the .class file
* @param classpath
* The class path to use for compilation.
*/
boolean compile(String pathToJavaSource, String outputDirectory, String[] classpath)
throws Exception;
/**
* Indicates whether this Java compiler implementation is available on the current system.
*/
boolean isAvailable();
}