1 /*
2 * $Id: URLReader.java 666834 2008-06-11 20:49:05Z apetrelli $
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21 package org.apache.tiles.definition.dao;
22
23 import java.net.URL;
24 import java.util.List;
25
26 import org.apache.tiles.definition.DefinitionsReader;
27
28 /***
29 * It represents an object that reads URLs and is able to read them throw the
30 * use of a {@link DefinitionsReader}.
31 *
32 * @version $Rev: 666834 $ $Date: 2008-06-11 22:49:05 +0200 (mer, 11 giu 2008) $
33 * @since 2.1.0
34 */
35 public interface URLReader {
36
37 /***
38 * Sets the source URLs to use.
39 *
40 * @param sourceURLs The source URLs.
41 * @since 2.1.0
42 */
43 void setSourceURLs(List<URL> sourceURLs);
44
45 /***
46 * Sets the definitions reader that will read the URLs.
47 *
48 * @param reader The definitions reader.
49 * @since 2.1.0
50 */
51 void setReader(DefinitionsReader reader);
52
53 /***
54 * Adds a single URL to use.
55 *
56 * @param sourceURL The source URL to add.
57 * @since 2.1.0
58 */
59 void addSourceURL(URL sourceURL);
60 }