001    /*
002     * Copyright 2006 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.lang;
020    
021    import java.io.IOException;
022    
023    import net.dpml.util.Logger;
024    import net.dpml.util.Resolver;
025    
026    import org.w3c.dom.Element;
027    
028    /**
029     * Interace implemented by part strategy builders.
030     *
031     * @author <a href="http://www.dpml.net">Digital Product Meta Library</a>
032     * @version 1.0.1
033     */
034    public interface Builder
035    {
036       /**
037        * Construct a new part using a supplied value resolver.
038        * @param logger the logging channel
039        * @param info the part information descriptor
040        * @param classpath the part classpath descriptor
041        * @param strategy the DOM element definining the deployment strategy
042        * @param resolver build time value resolver
043        * @return the part definition
044        * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs
045        */
046        Part build( Logger logger, Info info, Classpath classpath, Element strategy, Resolver resolver ) throws IOException;
047    }