IImportStructureProvider.java

package com.tibco.as.spacebar.ui.wizards.transfer;

import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * Interface which can provide structure and content information 
 * for an element (for example, a file system element).
 * Used by the import wizards to abstract the commonalities
 * between importing from the file system and importing from an archive.
 */
public interface IImportStructureProvider {
    /**
     * Returns a collection with the children of the specified structured element.
     * 
     * @param element the element for which to compute the children
     * @return the list of child elements 
     */
    List<?> getChildren(Object element);

    /**
     * Returns the contents of the specified structured element, or
     * <code>null</code> if there is a problem determining the element's
     * contents.
     * <p>
     * <strong>Note:</strong>: The client is responsible for closing the stream when finished.</p>
     *
     * @param element a structured element
     * @return the contents of the structured element, or <code>null</code>
     */
    InputStream getContents(Object element);

    /**
     * Returns the full path of the specified structured element.
     *
     * @param element a structured element
     * @return the display label of the structured element
     */
    String getFullPath(Object element);

    /**
     * Returns the display label of the specified structured element.
     *
     * @param element a structured element
     * @return the display label of the structured element
     */
    String getLabel(Object element);

    /**
     * Returns a boolean indicating whether the passed structured element represents
     * a container element (as opposed to a leaf element).
     *
     * @return boolean
     * @param element java.lang.Object
     */
    boolean isFolder(Object element);
}