/*******************************************************************************
* Copyright (c) 2006-2015
* Software Technology Group, Dresden University of Technology
* DevBoost GmbH, Dresden, Amtsgericht Dresden, HRB 34001
*
* 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:
* Software Technology Group - TU Dresden, Germany;
* DevBoost GmbH - Dresden, Germany
* - initial API and implementation
******************************************************************************/
package de.devboost.buildboost.model;
import java.util.Collection;
/**
* An {@link IArtifact} is something that is subject to the build process. Each artifact requires a unique identifier
* and may expose dependencies to other artifacts.
*/
public interface IArtifact extends IDependable {
/**
* Returns the unique identifier for this artifact.
*/
public String getIdentifier();
// TODO currently unused / for incremental build / needed?
public long getTimestamp();
public void resolveDependencies(Collection<? extends IArtifact> allArtifacts);
public Collection<UnresolvedDependency> getUnresolvedDependencies();
}