/*
* RHQ Management Platform
* Copyright (C) 2005-2008 Red Hat, Inc.
* All rights reserved.
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation version 2 of the License.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
*/
package org.rhq.enterprise.server.plugins.url;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* Parses an index file that provides the metadata about content found in a content source.
*
* @author John Mazzitelli
*/
public interface IndexParser {
/**
* Given an input stream containing the index data, this will parse that data and return
* the parsed information.
*
* @param indexStream stream containing the index data (it is not necessary for this method to close this)
* @param contentSource the content source where the index file came from
*
* @return map containing the package metadata info, keyed on each package's location
*
* @throws Exception if failed to parse the index file
*/
public Map<String, RemotePackageInfo> parse(InputStream indexStream, UrlProvider contentSource) throws Exception;
}