org.eclipse.jst.server.core
Interface ILooseArchive

public interface ILooseArchive

A loose archive. Used to represent utility jars in J2EE modules.

Provisional API: This class/interface is part of an interim API that is still under development and expected to change significantly before reaching stability. It is being made available at this early stage to solicit feedback from pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API will almost certainly be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves.

Method Summary

org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath	getLocation() Returns the location of the root of the loose utility.
boolean	isBinary() Returns true if this is a binary (zipped) archive, and false if it is expanded.

Method Detail

getLocation

public org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath getLocation()

Returns the location of the root of the loose utility. This should be an absolute path that is not workbench relative.

Returns:

org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath

isBinary

public boolean isBinary()

Returns true if this is a binary (zipped) archive, and false if it is expanded.

If true, members() should return only a single element - the binary (jar or zip file) that contains the contents of this module. (a single IPublishableResource, e.g. myejb.jar) Also, getLocation() should return the full path up to and including the binary itself. (e.g. c:\temp\myejb.jar)

If false, members() should return the entire contents of the module, starting at the root. There should be no preceeding directory structure. (an array of IPublishableResources, e.g. index.html, WEB-INF/web.xml, ...) In this case, getLocation() should return the path to the root folder containing these resources.

Returns:

boolean