CompositeArtifact.java

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package org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.model;

/**
 * Represents a composite artifact (an artifact that contains other artifacts) in the runtime model of this system. Acts
 * as a generic interface that delegates to more specific functionality in the running system. In all likelihood, there
 * should be very few sub-interfaces of this interface but quite a few implementations of this interface.
 * <p />
 * 
 * <strong>Concurrent Semantics</strong><br />
 * 
 * Implementations must be threadsafe
 * 
 */
public interface CompositeArtifact extends Artifact {

    /**
     * Get whether this @{link CompositeArtifact} is scoped or not
     * 
     * @return Whether this {@link CompositeArtifact} is scoped or not
     */
    boolean isScoped();

    /**
     * Get whether this @{link CompositeArtifact} is atomic or not
     * 
     * @return Whether this {@link CompositeArtifact} is atomic or not
     */
    boolean isAtomic();

}