jdk/src/share/classes/sun/misc/ExtensionInstallationProvider.java
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/*
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 * Copyright 1999 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
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 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
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 *
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 * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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 * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
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 * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Sun designates this
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 * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
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 * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
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 *
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 * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
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 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
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 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
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 * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
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 * accompanied this code).
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 *
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 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
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 * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
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 * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
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 *
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 * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
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 * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
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 * have any questions.
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 */
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package sun.misc;
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/**
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 * This interface defines the contract a extension installation capable
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 * provided to the extension installation dependency mechanism to
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 * install new extensions on the user's disk
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 *
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 * @author  Jerome Dochez
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 */
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public interface ExtensionInstallationProvider {
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    /*
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     * <p>
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     * Request the installation of an extension in the extension directory
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     * </p>
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     *
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     * @param requestExtInfo information on the extension that need to be
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     * installed
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     * @param installedExtInfo information on the current compatible installed
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     * extension. Can be null if no current installation has been found.
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     * @return true if the installation is successful, false if the
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     * installation could not be attempted.
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     * @exception ExtensionInstallationException if an installation was
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     * attempted but did not succeed.
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     */
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    boolean installExtension(ExtensionInfo requestExtInfo,
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                             ExtensionInfo installedExtInfo)
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        throws ExtensionInstallationException;
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}