com.sap.tc.complib.provider
Interface DCInputProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

FileInputProvider

public interface DCInputProvider

This interface represents a generic provider for input streams used to unmarshal development components.

Method Summary

PPInputProvider	getPPInputProvider(java.lang.String publicPartName) Returns an input provider for the public parts of the given DC.
java.lang.String[]	getPublicParts() Returns a list of the public parts of the given DC.
java.io.InputStream	getStreamForDC() Provides an input stream for the selected development component
void	releaseStream(java.io.InputStream stream) Releases the given input stream.

Method Detail

getStreamForDC

public java.io.InputStream getStreamForDC()
                                   throws ProviderException

Provides an input stream for the selected development component

Returns:

a stream providing the component's description file.

Throws:

ProviderException - if the component does not exist or is invalid, or the description file could not be found.

releaseStream

public void releaseStream(java.io.InputStream stream)

Releases the given input stream.

Parameters:

stream - the stream to release.

getPublicParts

public java.lang.String[] getPublicParts()
                                  throws ProviderException

Returns a list of the public parts of the given DC.

Returns:

a list of public part names

getPPInputProvider

public PPInputProvider getPPInputProvider(java.lang.String publicPartName)
                                   throws ProviderException

Returns an input provider for the public parts of the given DC.

Parameters:

publicPartName - the name of a public part.

Returns:

an input provider for the public part's description file.

Throws:

ProviderException - if the public part does not exist or is invalid, or the description file could not be found.