001 /* 002 /* 003 * Copyright (c) 2005 Stephen J. McConnell 004 * 005 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 006 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 007 * You may obtain a copy of the License at 008 * 009 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 010 * 011 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 012 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 013 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or 014 * implied. 015 * 016 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 017 * limitations under the License. 018 */ 019 020 package net.dpml.metro.tools; 021 022 import java.io.IOException; 023 import java.beans.IntrospectionException; 024 025 import net.dpml.metro.info.Type; 026 027 /** 028 * The contract for builders that create component types. 029 * 030 * @author <a href="http://www.dpml.net">Digital Product Meta Library</a> 031 * @version 1.1.0 032 */ 033 public interface TypeBuilder 034 { 035 /** 036 * Build a part type. 037 * @param classloader the classloader 038 * @return the serializable part type. 039 * @exception IntrospectionException if a introspection occurs during type construction 040 * @exception IOException if an I/O exception occurs 041 */ 042 Type buildType( ClassLoader classloader ) 043 throws IntrospectionException, IOException; 044 045 }