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34 package info.magnolia.module;
35
36 import info.magnolia.module.delta.Delta;
37 import info.magnolia.module.model.Version;
38
39 import java.util.List;
40
41 /**
42 * This class provides Delta's to be applied to install/update/uninstall modules.
43 * A module that needs to handle its own install/updates should provide an implementation
44 * of this interface.
45 *
46 * @see AbstractModuleVersionHandler for a convenient super class.
47 *
48 * @author gjoseph
49 * @version $Revision: $ ($Author: $)
50 */
51 public interface ModuleVersionHandler {
52
53
54 // TODO : these two methods can maybe be merged, since they're called sequentially in ModuleManager
55 /**
56 * Gets the currently installed version number of this module.
57 */
58 Version getCurrentlyInstalled(InstallContext ctx);
59
60 /**
61 * Returns the deltas to be applied to update from the given Version from
62 * to the current one. If from is null, it means the module is being installed,
63 * and we should thus return the necessary deltas to <strong>install</strong>
64 * it.
65 * It is also responsible for updating the current version number of the module,
66 * wherever it is stored.
67 */
68 List<Delta> getDeltas(InstallContext installContext, Version from);
69
70 /**
71 * Returns a {@link Delta} that needs to be executed always before this module is started. These tasks will
72 * be silently applied at startup.
73 * @param installContext InstallContext
74 * @deprecated It seems irrelevant to have startup tasks in a VersionHandler. These should probably be moved to ModuleLifecycle.
75 */
76 Delta getStartupDelta(InstallContext installContext);
77
78 }