/**
 *    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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 *    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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package org.xchain.framework.scanner;

import java.net.URL;

/**
 * <p>Implementations of the class add support for scanning the entries of different types of protocols.</p>
 *
 * @author Christian Trimble
 */
public interface ProtocolScanner
{
  /**
   * <p>Scans the entire root URL and adds its entries into the root node specified.</p>
   */
  public void scan(ScanNode rootNode, URL rootUrl)
    throws Exception;

}