/**
* Copyright 2011 meltmedia
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
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package org.xchain.framework.javascript;
import java.io.OutputStream;
/**
* Interface for defining the mechanism by which the content of a given set of URLs is to be merged. This requires the
* use of a manifest indicating each resource to merge. The format of the manifest is simple: each line contains a
* relative system-id pointing to a file to be merged.
*
* @author John Trimble
*
*/
public interface IMergeStrategy {
/**
* Merges the content of each relative system-id and writes the result to the <code>output</code>. Note, the
* <code>output</code> stream is not closed by this method; the caller is responsible for closing the <code>output</code>.
*
* @param manifestSystemId - A system-id pointing to the manifest. The manifest dictates whose content is to be merged.
* @param output
* @throws Exception
*/
public void merge(String manifestSystemId, OutputStream output) throws Exception;
}