org.apache.ivy.plugins.latest

Interface LatestStrategy

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractLatestStrategy, ComparatorLatestStrategy, LatestLexicographicStrategy, LatestRevisionStrategy, LatestTimeStrategy, OsgiLatestStrategy, WorkspaceLatestStrategy

public interface LatestStrategy

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ArtifactInfo	findLatest(ArtifactInfo[] infos, java.util.Date date) Finds the latest artifact among the given artifacts info.
java.lang.String	getName()
java.util.List<ArtifactInfo>	sort(ArtifactInfo[] infos) Sorts the given artifacts info from the oldest one to the latest one.

Method Detail

findLatest

ArtifactInfo findLatest(ArtifactInfo[] infos,
                        java.util.Date date)

Finds the latest artifact among the given artifacts info. The definition of 'latest' depends on the strategy itself. Given artifacts info are all good candidate. If the given date is not null, then found artifact should not be later than this date.

Parameters:

infos - ArtifactInfo[]

date - Date

Returns:

the latest artifact among the given ones.

sort

java.util.List<ArtifactInfo> sort(ArtifactInfo[] infos)

Sorts the given artifacts info from the oldest one to the latest one. The definition of 'latest' depends on the strategy itself. Given artifacts info are all good candidate.

Parameters:

infos - ArtifactInfo[]

Returns:

List<ArtifactInfo>

getName

java.lang.String getName()