org.sonatype.aether.connector.wagon
Interface WagonProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

PlexusWagonProvider

public interface WagonProvider

A component to acquire and release wagon instances for uploads/downloads.

Author:

Benjamin Bentmann

Method Summary

org.apache.maven.wagon.Wagon	lookup(java.lang.String roleHint) Acquires a wagon instance that matches the specified role hint.
void	release(org.apache.maven.wagon.Wagon wagon) Releases the specified wagon.

Method Detail

lookup

org.apache.maven.wagon.Wagon lookup(java.lang.String roleHint)
                                    throws java.lang.Exception

Acquires a wagon instance that matches the specified role hint. The role hint is derived from the URI scheme, e.g. "http" or "file".

Parameters:

roleHint - The role hint to get a wagon for, must not be null.

Returns:

The requested wagon instance, never null.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - If no wagon could be retrieved for the specified role hint.

release

void release(org.apache.maven.wagon.Wagon wagon)

Releases the specified wagon. A wagon provider may either free any resources allocated for the wagon instance or return the instance back to a pool for future use.

Parameters:

wagon - The wagon to release, may be null.