com.google.gwt.core.ext
Class Linker

java.lang.Object
  com.google.gwt.core.ext.Linker

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractLinker

public abstract class Linker
extends java.lang.Object

Defines a linker for the GWT compiler. Each Linker must be annotated with a LinkerOrder annotation to determine the relative ordering of the Linkers. Exact order of Linker execution will be determined by the order of add-linker tags in the module configuration.

Constructor Summary

Linker()

Method Summary

abstract java.lang.String	getDescription() Returns a human-readable String describing the Linker.
abstract ArtifactSet	link(TreeLogger logger, LinkerContext context, ArtifactSet artifacts) Invoke the Linker.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Linker

public Linker()

Method Detail

getDescription

public abstract java.lang.String getDescription()

Returns a human-readable String describing the Linker.

link

public abstract ArtifactSet link(TreeLogger logger,
                                 LinkerContext context,
                                 ArtifactSet artifacts)
                          throws UnableToCompleteException

Invoke the Linker.

Parameters:

logger - the TreeLogger to record to

context - provides access to the Linker's environment

artifacts - an unmodifiable view of the artifacts to link

Returns:

the artifacts that should be propagated through the linker chain

Throws:

UnableToCompleteException - if compilation violates assumptions made by the Linker or for errors encountered by the Linker