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1   package org.codehaus.plexus.compiler;
2   
3   /**
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26  
27  /**
28   * The interface of an compiling language processor (aka compiler).
29   *
30   * @author <a href="mailto:jason@plexus.org">Jason van Zyl</a>
31   * @author <a href="mailto:trygvis@inamo.no">Trygve Laugst&oslash;l</a>
32   * @author <a href="mailto:matthew.pocock@ncl.ac.uk">Matthew Pocock</a>
33   */
34  public interface Compiler {
35      String ROLE = Compiler.class.getName();
36  
37      CompilerOutputStyle getCompilerOutputStyle();
38  
39      String getInputFileEnding(CompilerConfiguration configuration) throws CompilerException;
40  
41      String getOutputFileEnding(CompilerConfiguration configuration) throws CompilerException;
42  
43      String getOutputFile(CompilerConfiguration configuration) throws CompilerException;
44  
45      boolean canUpdateTarget(CompilerConfiguration configuration) throws CompilerException;
46  
47      /**
48       * Performs the compilation of the project. Clients must implement this
49       * method.
50       *
51       * @param configuration   the configuration description of the compilation
52       *   to perform
53       * @return the result of the compilation returned by the language processor
54       * @throws CompilerException
55       */
56      CompilerResult performCompile(CompilerConfiguration configuration) throws CompilerException;
57  
58      /**
59       * Create the command line that would be executed using this configuration.
60       * If this particular compiler has no concept of a command line then returns
61       * null.
62       *
63       * @param config     the CompilerConfiguration describing the compilation
64       * @return an array of Strings that make up the command line, or null if
65       *   this compiler has no concept of command line
66       * @throws CompilerException  if there was an error generating the command
67       *   line
68       */
69      String[] createCommandLine(CompilerConfiguration config) throws CompilerException;
70  
71      /**
72       * Based on this flag the caller can decide the strategy how to compile. E.g. is incrementCompilation is not supported,
73       * it could decide to clear to outputDirectory to enforce a complete recompilation.
74       *
75       * @return {@code true} if incrementalCompilation is supported, otherwise {@code false}
76       */
77      default boolean supportsIncrementalCompilation() {
78          return false;
79      }
80  }