1 package org.codehaus.mojo.appassembler.daemon.merge;
2
3 /*
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26
27 import org.codehaus.mojo.appassembler.daemon.DaemonGeneratorException;
28 import org.codehaus.mojo.appassembler.model.Daemon;
29
30 /**
31 * @author <a href="mailto:trygve.laugstol@objectware.no">Trygve Laugstøl</a>
32 * @version $Id$
33 */
34 public interface DaemonMerger
35 {
36 /**
37 * The role of the merger.
38 */
39 String ROLE = DaemonMerger.class.getName();
40
41 /**
42 * Merge two Daemons into a single one.
43 *
44 * @param dominant
45 * @param recessive
46 * @return The merged Daemon instance.
47 * @throws DaemonGeneratorException
48 */
49 Daemon mergeDaemons( Daemon dominant, Daemon recessive )
50 throws DaemonGeneratorException;
51 }