CompositionResolver (Plexus :: Default Container (deprecated) 2.2.0-SNAPSHOT API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultCompositionResolver
```
public interface CompositionResolver
```
Author:

Jason van Zyl, Michal Maczka

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static char SEPARATOR_CHAR

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addComponentDescriptor(ComponentDescriptor<?> componentDescriptor)`
`List`	`findRequirements(String role, String roleHint)`	Returns the list of names of components which are using the component.
`List`	`getRequirements(String role, String roleHint)`	Returns the list of names of components which are required by the component of given role and roleHint.

- Field Detail
  - SEPARATOR_CHAR
```
static final char SEPARATOR_CHAR
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - addComponentDescriptor
```
void addComponentDescriptor(ComponentDescriptor<?> componentDescriptor)
                     throws CycleDetectedInComponentGraphException
```
    Parameters:
    
    componentDescriptor - ComponentDescriptor.
    
    Throws:
    
    CycleDetectedInComponentGraphException - when cycle is detected
  - getRequirements
```
List getRequirements(String role,
                     String roleHint)
```
    Returns the list of names of components which are required by the component of given role and roleHint. The names returned are in the form role:hint, where : is defined in SEPARATOR_CHAR.
    
    Parameters:
    
    role - The name of the component
    
    roleHint - The implementation hint of the component
    
    Returns:
    
    The list of components which are required by given component
  - findRequirements
```
List findRequirements(String role,
                      String roleHint)
```
    Returns the list of names of components which are using the component. of given role and roleHint. The names returned are in the form role:hint, where : is defined in SEPARATOR_CHAR.
    
    Parameters:
    
    role - The name of the component
    
    roleHint - The implementation hint of the component
    
    Returns:
    
    The list of components which are requiring given component