jsf/plugins/org.eclipse.jst.jsf.common/src/org/eclipse/jst/jsf/contentmodel/annotation/ICMAnnotationFileParser.java

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 * Copyright (c) 2006 Oracle Corporation.
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 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
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 *
 * Contributors:
 *    Gerry Kessler/Oracle - initial API and implementation
 *    
 ********************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.jst.jsf.contentmodel.annotation;

import org.eclipse.jst.jsf.contentmodel.annotation.internal.ICMAnnotationAdvisor;

/**
 * Interface used to allow parsing of meta-data files that do not conform to the default schema provided.
 *  
 * @author Gerry Kessler - Oracle
 * 
 * also see ext-pt: org.eclipse.jst.jsf.contentmodel.annotations.annotationFile  
 * also see xml schema defn: <code>http://org.eclipse.jst.jsf.contentmodel.annotations/grammarAnnotationSchema</code>
 * @see org.eclipse.jst.jsf.contentmodel.annotation.internal.ICMAnnotationAdvisor
 * @see org.eclipse.jst.jsf.contentmodel.annotation.CMAnnotationSourceFileLocator
 * 
 * @deprecated see common.metadata package
 */
public interface ICMAnnotationFileParser {

	/**
	 * Parse the annotation file using the InputStream provided by the locator and   
	 * using the ICMAnnotationAdvisor methods to fill the internal model.
	 * 
	 * The implementor is responsible for closing the inputstream when parse is complete.
	 * 
	 * @param advisor 
	 * @param locator 
	 * 
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	public void parse(ICMAnnotationAdvisor advisor, CMAnnotationSourceFileLocator locator) throws Exception;
}