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24 package org.codehaus.mojo.appassembler.daemon.merge;
25
26 import org.codehaus.mojo.appassembler.daemon.DaemonGeneratorException;
27 import org.codehaus.mojo.appassembler.model.Daemon;
28
29 /**
30 * @author <a href="mailto:trygve.laugstol@objectware.no">Trygve Laugstøl</a>
31 * @version $Id: DaemonMerger.java 16492 2012-04-29 18:26:21Z khmarbaise $
32 */
33 public interface DaemonMerger
34 {
35 /**
36 * The role of the merger.
37 */
38 String ROLE = DaemonMerger.class.getName ( );
39
40 /**
41 * Merge two Daemons into a single one.
42 * @param dominant
43 * @param recessive
44 * @return The merged Daemon instance.
45 * @throws DaemonGeneratorException
46 */
47 Daemon mergeDaemons ( Daemon dominant, Daemon recessive )
48 throws DaemonGeneratorException;
49 }