CompilationUnit.java

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package org.apache.sling.commons.compiler;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.Reader;

import org.osgi.annotation.versioning.ConsumerType;

/**
 * This interface describes a compilation unit - usually a java class.
 * @since 2.0
 */
@ConsumerType
public interface CompilationUnit {

    /**
     * Return a reader for the contents.
     * The compiler will close this reader in all cases!
     * @return The reader.
     * @throws IOException If the source can't be read.
     */
    Reader getSource()
    throws IOException;

    /**
     * Returns the name of the top level public type.
     * This name includes the package.
     * @return the name of the top level public type.
     */
    String getMainClassName();

    /**
     * Return the last modified for the compilation unit.
     * @return The last modified information or <code>-1</code> if
     *         the information can't be detected.
     */
    long getLastModified();
}