001    /*
002     * Copyright (C) 2006-2007 the original author or authors.
003     *
004     * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005     * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
006     * You may obtain a copy of the License at
007     *
008     *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
009     *
010     * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
011     * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
012     * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
013     * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
014     * limitations under the License.
015     */
016    
017    package org.codehaus.gmaven.feature;
018    
019    /**
020     * A feature which provides components.
021     *
022     * @version $Id: Feature.java 9 2009-07-16 09:22:08Z user57 $
023     * @author <a href="mailto:jason@planet57.com">Jason Dillon</a>
024     */
025    public interface Feature
026    {
027        String key();
028    
029        String name();
030    
031        boolean supported();
032    
033        void require();
034    
035        Configuration config();
036    
037        Component create(Configuration context) throws Exception;
038    
039        Component create() throws Exception;
040    }