PomFactory.java

package org.springframework.roo.project.maven;

import org.w3c.dom.Element;

/**
 * A Factory for {@link Pom}s.
 * 
 * @author Andrew Swan
 * @since 1.2.0
 */
public interface PomFactory {

  /**
   * Creates a {@link Pom} by reading a <code>pom.xml</code> file
   * 
   * @param root the root element of the XML file (required)
   * @param pomPath the canonical path of the XML file (required)
   * @param moduleName the name of the module to which the POM belongs (blank
   *            means the root or only POM)
   * @return a non-<code>null</code> instance
   */
  Pom getInstance(Element root, String pomPath, String moduleName);
}