net.sourceforge.javadpkg.control

Interface BinaryControl

All Superinterfaces:

Control

All Known Implementing Classes:

BinaryControlImpl

public interface BinaryControl
extends Control

The control of a binary package.

Version:

1.0, 31.12.2015 by Gerrit Hohl

Author:

Gerrit Hohl (gerrit-hohl@users.sourceforge.net)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<PackageDependency>	getBreaks() Returns the packages which will "broken" by this package.
List<PackageDependency>	getBuiltUsing() Returns the packages which were used to built this package.
List<PackageDependency>	getConflicts() Returns the packages which will be in conflict with this package.
List<PackageDependency>	getDepends() Returns the packages on which this package depends on.
Description	getDescription() Returns the description.
List<PackageDependency>	getEnhances() Returns the packages which are enhanced in their functionality by this package.
Boolean	getEssential() The flag if the package is essential for the system and can't be removed.
Size	getInstalledSize() Returns an estimate of the total amount of disk space required to install this package.
String	getModuleAliases() Returns the module aliases.
PackageName	getPackage() Returns the name of the binary package.
List<PackageDependency>	getPreDepends() Returns the packages which must be installed before this package is installed.
PackagePriority	getPriority() Returns the priority.
List<PackageDependency>	getProvides() Returns the virtual packages which are provided by this package.
List<PackageDependency>	getRecommends() Returns the packages which this package has a strong, but not absolute, dependency.
List<PackageDependency>	getReplaces() Returns the packages which are replaced by this package.
Section	getSection() Returns the section.
List<PackageDependency>	getSuggests() Returns the packages which this package suggests to install for enhancing its functionality.

Methods inherited from interface net.sourceforge.javadpkg.control.Control

getArchitecture, getHomepage, getMaintainer, getMultiArchitecture, getOriginalMaintainer, getSource, getVersion

Method Detail

getPackage

PackageName getPackage()

Returns the name of the binary package.

Returns:

The name.

getSection

Section getSection()

Returns the section.

See 5.6.5 Section for further information.

Returns:

The section.

getPriority

PackagePriority getPriority()

Returns the priority.

Returns:

The priority.

getEssential

Boolean getEssential()

The flag if the package is essential for the system and can't be removed.

See 5.6.9 Essential for further information.

Returns:

The flag.

getDepends

List<PackageDependency> getDepends()

Returns the packages on which this package depends on.

See 7.2 Binary Dependencies - Depends, Recommends, Suggests, Enhances, Pre-Depends for further information.

Returns:

The dependencies or an empty list, if the package doesn't have any dependencies.

getRecommends

List<PackageDependency> getRecommends()

Returns the packages which this package has a strong, but not absolute, dependency.

See 7.2 Binary Dependencies - Depends, Recommends, Suggests, Enhances, Pre-Depends for further information.

Returns:

The dependencies or an empty list, if the package doesn't have any dependencies.

getSuggests

List<PackageDependency> getSuggests()

Returns the packages which this package suggests to install for enhancing its functionality.

The opposite of the list returned by the getEnhances() method.

See 7.2 Binary Dependencies - Depends, Recommends, Suggests, Enhances, Pre-Depends for further information.

Returns:

The dependencies or an empty list, if the package doesn't have any dependencies.

getEnhances

List<PackageDependency> getEnhances()

Returns the packages which are enhanced in their functionality by this package.

The opposite of the list returned by the getSuggests() method.

See 7.2 Binary Dependencies - Depends, Recommends, Suggests, Enhances, Pre-Depends for further information.

Returns:

The dependencies or an empty list, if the package doesn't have any dependencies.

getPreDepends

List<PackageDependency> getPreDepends()

Returns the packages which must be installed before this package is installed.

In comparison to the list returned by the getDepends() method this packages must be completely installed by the time this package is installed and not allowed to be installed in the same process.

See 7.2 Binary Dependencies - Depends, Recommends, Suggests, Enhances, Pre-Depends for further information.

Returns:

The dependencies or an empty list, if the package doesn't have any dependencies.

getBreaks

List<PackageDependency> getBreaks()

Returns the packages which will "broken" by this package.

This package can't be installed until the other packages are deconfigured. The broken packages can't be reconfigured afterwards.

See 7.3 Packages which break other packages - Breaks for further information.

Returns:

The dependencies or an empty list, if the package doesn't have any dependencies.

getConflicts

List<PackageDependency> getConflicts()

Returns the packages which will be in conflict with this package.

The conflict packages and this package can't be installed on the same system at the same time.

See 7.4 Conflicting binary packages - Conflicts for further information.

Returns:

The dependencies or an empty list, if the package doesn't have any dependencies.

getProvides

List<PackageDependency> getProvides()

Returns the virtual packages which are provided by this package.

See 7.5 Virtual packages - Provides for further information.

Returns:

The dependencies or an empty list, if the package doesn't have any dependencies.

getReplaces

List<PackageDependency> getReplaces()

Returns the packages which are replaced by this package.

See 7.6 Overwriting files and replacing packages - Replaces for further information.

Returns:

The dependencies or an empty list, if the package doesn't have any dependencies.

getBuiltUsing

List<PackageDependency> getBuiltUsing()

Returns the packages which were used to built this package.

See 7.8 Additional source packages used to build the binary - Built-Using

Returns:

The dependencies or an empty list, if the package doesn't have any dependencies.

getInstalledSize

Size getInstalledSize()

Returns an estimate of the total amount of disk space required to install this package.

See for further information.

Returns:

The installed size.

getDescription

Description getDescription()

Returns the description.

Returns:

The description.

getModuleAliases

String getModuleAliases()

Returns the module aliases.

Returns:

The module aliases.