org.jtools.depend
Interface DependencyAlgorithm<T_TargetKey,T_ItemKey>

public interface DependencyAlgorithm<T_TargetKey,T_ItemKey>

Defines an Algorithm to resolve Dependencies.

Author:

Rainer Noack

See Also:

Dependencies

Method Summary

boolean	requiresDeepDependencies() Indicates whether the algorithm requires deep dependency resolution.
Collection<DependencyElement<T_TargetKey,T_ItemKey>>	sort(Collection<DependencyElement<T_TargetKey,T_ItemKey>> targets) Sorts the targets with respect to the defined direct and indirect dependencies.

Method Detail

requiresDeepDependencies

boolean requiresDeepDependencies()

Indicates whether the algorithm requires deep dependency resolution.

Returns:

true if this algorithm requires deep dependency resolution, false otherwise.

sort

Collection<DependencyElement<T_TargetKey,T_ItemKey>> sort(Collection<DependencyElement<T_TargetKey,T_ItemKey>> targets)
                                                          throws DependencyException

Sorts the targets with respect to the defined direct and indirect dependencies.

Parameters:

targets - The declared DependencyTargets in their default order.

Returns:

The targets in the implied order.

Throws:

DependencyException - if an error occures.