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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2006-2012 smartics, Kronseder & Reiner GmbH
3    *
4    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5    * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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15   */
16  package de.smartics.maven.util.report.link;
17  
18  
19  /**
20   * Defines the API to a strategy to handle information to construct a link.
21   */
22  public interface LinkConstructorStrategy
23  {
24    // ********************************* Fields *********************************
25  
26    // --- constants ------------------------------------------------------------
27  
28    // ****************************** Initializer *******************************
29  
30    // ****************************** Inner Classes *****************************
31  
32    // ********************************* Methods ********************************
33  
34    // --- get&set --------------------------------------------------------------
35  
36    /**
37     * Returns the configuration of this strategy instance.
38     *
39     * @return the configuration of this strategy instance.
40     */
41    LinkConstructorStrategyConfig getConfig();
42  
43    // --- business -------------------------------------------------------------
44  
45    /**
46     * Constructs a link to the specified Java element.
47     *
48     * @return the link to the element.
49     */
50    String constructLink(String basePath, JavaElementRef ref);
51  
52    // --- object basics --------------------------------------------------------
53  
54  }