01: /*
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25:
26: package sun.misc;
27:
28: /**
29: * This interface defines the contract a extension installation capable
30: * provided to the extension installation dependency mechanism to
31: * install new extensions on the user's disk
32: *
33: * @author Jerome Dochez
34: * @version 1.15, 05/05/07
35: */
36: public interface ExtensionInstallationProvider {
37:
38: /*
39: * <p>
40: * Request the installation of an extension in the extension directory
41: * </p>
42: *
43: * @param requestExtInfo information on the extension that need to be
44: * installed
45: * @param installedExtInfo information on the current compatible installed
46: * extension. Can be null if no current installation has been found.
47: * @return true if the installation is successful, false if the
48: * installation could not be attempted.
49: * @exception ExtensionInstallationException if an installation was
50: * attempted but did not succeed.
51: */
52: boolean installExtension(ExtensionInfo requestExtInfo,
53: ExtensionInfo installedExtInfo)
54: throws ExtensionInstallationException;
55: }
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