org.apache.ivy.plugins.latest
Interface LatestStrategy

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractLatestStrategy, ComparatorLatestStrategy, LatestLexicographicStrategy, LatestRevisionStrategy, LatestTimeStrategy

public interface LatestStrategy

Method Summary

ArtifactInfo	findLatest(ArtifactInfo[] infos, java.util.Date date) Finds the latest artifact among the given artifacts info.
java.lang.String	getName()
java.util.List	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 -

date -

Returns:

the latest artifact among the given ones.

sort

java.util.List 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 -

Returns:

getName

java.lang.String getName()