InstallArtifactRefreshHandler.java

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package org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.install.artifact.internal;

import org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.install.artifact.InstallArtifact;


/**
 * A <code>InstallArtifactRefreshHandler</code> is used to handle the refresh of an
 * {@link InstallArtifact}.
 * 
 * <p />
 *
 * <strong>Concurrent Semantics</strong><br />
 *
 * Implementations <strong>must</strong> be thread-safe.
 *
 */
public interface InstallArtifactRefreshHandler {
    
    /**
     * Handles refresh of the supplied {@link InstallArtifact}.
     * 
     * @param installArtifact The <code>InstallArtifact</code> to refresh
     * @return <code>true</code> if the refresh was successful, otherwise <code>false</code>.
     */
    boolean refresh(InstallArtifact installArtifact);
}