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package org.apache.sqoop.tool;
import java.util.List;
import com.cloudera.sqoop.tool.ToolDesc;
/**
* Abstract base class that defines the ToolPlugin API; additional SqoopTool
* implementations may be registered with the system via ToolPlugin classes.
*/
public abstract class ToolPlugin {
/**
* Describes the tools made available by this plugin.
* @return a list of ToolDesc objects containing the tool name, class,
* and description.
*/
public abstract List<ToolDesc> getTools();
}