Package com.helger.base.thirdparty

Interface IThirdPartyModule

All Superinterfaces:
IHasDisplayName, IHasVersion
All Known Implementing Classes:
ThirdPartyModule
public interface IThirdPartyModule extends IHasDisplayName, IHasVersion
Represents meta information for a single third-party module (aka JAR file).
Author:
Philip Helger

  • Method Details

    • getCopyrightOwner

      @NonNull String getCopyrightOwner()
      Returns:
      The copyright owner of this module. May not be null.

    • getLicense

      @NonNull ILicense getLicense()
      Returns:
      The license used by this module. May not be null.

    • getVersion

      @Nullable Version getVersion()
      Specified by:
      getVersion in interface IHasVersion
      Returns:
      The optional version of this product. May be null because this means another place where the version number needs to be maintained.

    • getWebSiteURL

      @Nullable String getWebSiteURL()
      Returns:
      The optional web site of the module. May be null.

    • isOptional

      boolean isOptional()
      Returns:
      true if this is an optional thirdparty module, false if it is required.

    • getAsOptionalCopy

      @NonNull IThirdPartyModule getAsOptionalCopy()
      Returns:
      A copy of this module but being optional. If this module is already optional, this is returned.

    • getAsNonOptionalCopy

      @NonNull IThirdPartyModule getAsNonOptionalCopy()
      Returns:
      A copy of this module but without being optional. If this module is not optional, this is returned.