com.metamatrix.common.config.api
Interface ConnectorArchive

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicConnectorArchive

public interface ConnectorArchive

ConnectorArchive defines a bundle a.k.a zip file for Connector Type. This bundle will package all the nessasary artifacts that would be needed by a given connector type.

Since:

4.3.2

Method Summary

ConnectorBindingType[]	getConnectorTypes() Return the connector types bundled in this connector archive
ExtensionModule[]	getExtensionModules(ConnectorBindingType type) Extention modules needed by the connector type, in order to deploy correctly in the DQP or in server.
byte[]	getManifestContents() Get the Manifest files contents from the CAF file

Method Detail

getConnectorTypes

ConnectorBindingType[] getConnectorTypes()

Return the connector types bundled in this connector archive

Returns:

connector type array; never null

getExtensionModules

ExtensionModule[] getExtensionModules(ConnectorBindingType type)

Extention modules needed by the connector type, in order to deploy correctly in the DQP or in server.

Returns:

array of extension modules; or zero length array

getManifestContents

byte[] getManifestContents()

Get the Manifest files contents from the CAF file

Returns:

byte[] contents of the manifest file