001    /*
002     * Copyright 2005 Stephen J. McConnell
003     *
004     * Licensed  under the  Apache License,  Version 2.0  (the "License");
005     * you may not use  this file  except in  compliance with the License.
006     * You may obtain a copy of the License at
007     *
008     *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
009     *
010     * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
011     * distributed  under the  License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
012     * WITHOUT  WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS  OF ANY KIND, either  express  or
013     * implied.
014     *
015     * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
016     * limitations under the License.
017     */
018    
019    package net.dpml.library;
020    
021    /**
022     * A Builder is implementated by a plugin that handles the building of
023     * a project.
024     *
025     * @author <a href="http://www.dpml.net">The Digital Product Meta Library</a>
026     * @version 1.0.0
027     */
028    public interface Builder
029    {
030       /**
031        * Build a resource.
032        * @param resource the resource to build
033        * @param targets build target names
034        * @return the success status of the build
035        */
036        public boolean build( Resource resource, String[] targets );
037    
038    }