DMDirc-Client/src/com/dmdirc/updater/UpdateComponent.java

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package com.dmdirc.updater;

/**
 * The update component interface defines the methods needed to be implemented
 * by updatable components. The components handle determining the current
 * version and installing updated files.
 * 
 * @author chris
 */
public interface UpdateComponent {
    
    /**
     * Retrieves the name of this component.
     * 
     * @return This component's name
     */
    String getName();
    
    /**
     * A user-friendly name displayed for the component.
     * 
     * @return This component's user-friendly name
     */
    String getFriendlyName();
    
    /**
     * A user-friendly version displayed for the component.
     *
     * @return This component's user-friendly version
     * @since 0.6
     */
    String getFriendlyVersion();

    /**
     * Retrieves the currently installed version of this component.
     * 
     * @return This component's current version
     * @since 0.6.3m1
     */
    Version getVersion();
    
    /**
     * Installs the updated version of this component. After the update has
     * been installed, the component is responsible for deleting the specified
     * file.
     * 
     * @param path The full path to the downloaded data
     * @return True if a client restart is needed, false otherwise
     * @throws java.lang.Exception If any error occured
     */
    boolean doInstall(String path) throws Exception;

}