001package de.deepamehta.core.service;
002
003import java.io.InputStream;
004
005
006
007public interface Plugin {
008
009    /**
010     * Accesses a static resource of the plugin. A static resource is some data (images, audio, text, etc) that is
011     * contained in the plugin bundle (that is the jar file).
012     *
013     * @param   name    The resource name: a "/"-separated path name, relative to the plugin bundle's root directory.
014     *                  It may or may not begin with "/" (it makes no difference).
015     *
016     * @return  An InputStream to read the static resource content.
017     *
018     * @throws  RuntimeException    If no such static resource is contained in the plugin bundle.
019     */
020    InputStream getStaticResource(String name);
021
022    /**
023     * Checks if this plugin bundle contains a static resource with the given name.
024     *
025     * @param   name    The resource name: a "/"-separated path name, relative to the plugin bundle's root directory.
026     *                  It may or may not begin with "/" (it makes no difference).
027     */
028    boolean hasStaticResource(String name);
029}