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package org.pentaho.di.repository;
import org.pentaho.di.core.ProgressMonitorListener;
import org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleException;
import org.pentaho.di.imp.ImportRules;
/**
* Handles exporting a repository.
*
* @author jganoff
*/
public interface IRepositoryExporter {
/**
* Export objects of a repository.
*
* @param monitor
* Progress Monitor for providing feedback during the export process.
* @param xmlFilename
* Filename to write out to.
* @param root
* Root directory to start export from.
* @param exportType
* Type of objects to export: "all", "trans", "job"
*
* @throws KettleException
*/
public void exportAllObjects( ProgressMonitorListener monitor, String xmlFilename,
RepositoryDirectoryInterface root, String exportType ) throws KettleException;
/**
* Pass a set of import rules to the exporter to validate against during the export. This will allow a user to make
* sure that the export transformations can be imported with the given set of rules.
*
* @param importRules
* The import rules to adhere to during export.
*/
public void setImportRulesToValidate( ImportRules importRules );
}