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package org.jboss.webbeans.environment.se.deployment;

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * A deployment handler is responsible for processing found resources
 *
 * All deployment handlers should specify a unique name under which they
 * will be registered with the {@link DeploymentStrategy}
 *
 * @author Pete Muir
 *
 */
public interface DeploymentHandler
{
    /**
     * A key used to identify the deployment handler
     */
    public String getName(  );

    /**
     * Get DeploymentHandlerMetadata for resources this deployment handler is
     * interested in processing.
     *
     * If a deployment handler is interested in a number of files it should
     * define multiple pieces of metadata
     */
    public DeploymentMetadata getMetadata(  );

    public void postProcess( ClassLoader classLoader );

    public Set<FileDescriptor> getResources(  );

    public void setResources( Set<FileDescriptor> resources );
}
