BundleScanner.java

/*
 * Copyright 2007 Alin Dreghiciu.
 *
 * Licensed  under the  Apache License,  Version 2.0  (the "License");
 * you may not use  this file  except in  compliance with the License.
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package org.ops4j.pax.swissbox.extender;

import java.util.List;
import org.osgi.framework.Bundle;

/**
 * A bundle scanner can scan bundles for divers types of bundle entries.
 *
 * @author Alin Dreghiciu
 * @since 0.1.0, October 14, 2007
 */
public interface BundleScanner<T>
{

    /**
     * Scan a bundle for resources.
     *
     * @param bundle bundle to be scanned
     *
     * @return an array of found bundle resources. If no resource was found it should return an empty array.
     */
    List<T> scan( Bundle bundle );

}