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diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata/src/org/eclipse/equinox/p2/metadata/IInstallableUnitPatch.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata/src/org/eclipse/equinox/p2/metadata/IInstallableUnitPatch.java new file mode 100644 index 000000000..600a9f325 --- /dev/null +++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata/src/org/eclipse/equinox/p2/metadata/IInstallableUnitPatch.java @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +/******************************************************************************* + * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009 IBM Corporation and others. + * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials + * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 + * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at + * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html + * + * Contributors: + * IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation + *******************************************************************************/ +package org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata; + +import java.util.List; + +/** + * An installable unit patch is an installable unit that alters the required capabilities of another + * installable unit. + * + * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients. + * @noextend This interface is not intended to be extended by clients. + * @since 2.0 + */ +public interface IInstallableUnitPatch extends IInstallableUnit { + /** + * The applicability scope of a patch describes the installable units that this + * patch should be applied to. Specifically, this patch will be applied to all installable + * units that satisfy all of the required capabilities in one or more of the given + * required capability arrays. + * <p> + * The returned two-dimensional array can be considered + * as a boolean expression, where items in the inner array are connected by + * AND operators, and each of the arrays are separated by OR operators. For example + * a scope of [[r1, r2, r3], [r4, r5]] will match any unit whose provided capabilities + * satisfy the expression ((r1 ^ r2 ^ r3) | (r4 ^ r5)). + */ + IRequirement[][] getApplicabilityScope(); + + /** + * Returns the requirement changes imposed by the patch. + * @return The patch requirement changes. + */ + List<IRequirementChange> getRequirementsChange(); + + /** + * Returns the required capability that defines the lifecycle of this patch. The + * patch will be installed into a profile if and only if the lifecycle capability + * is satisfied by some IU in the profile. If a future provisioning operation causes + * the requirement to no longer be satisfied, the patch will be uninstalled. + */ + IRequirement getLifeCycle(); +} |