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17
18 package org.apache.any23.plugin;
19
20 import org.apache.any23.extractor.Extractor;
21 import org.apache.any23.extractor.ExtractorFactory;
22
23 /**
24 * This interface defines an Any23 extractor plugin that can be detected and registered from the library classpath.
25 *
26 * @author Michele Mostarda (mostarda@fbk.eu)
27 *
28 * @deprecated ExtractorFactory now supports
29 * <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/ServiceLoader.html"> META-INF/services</a>
30 * discovery via the {@link java.util.ServiceLoader}, deprecating this class.
31 *
32 * Instead implement a subinterface of {@link org.apache.any23.extractor.Extractor} and ensure that your
33 * plugin is in compliance with the META-INF/services mechanism.
34 */
35 @Deprecated
36 public interface ExtractorPlugin<T extends Extractor<?>> {
37
38 /**
39 * @return the {@link org.apache.any23.extractor.ExtractorFactory} for the plugin.
40 */
41 ExtractorFactory<T> getExtractorFactory();
42
43 }