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package sun.misc;
/**
* This interface defines the contract a extension installation capable
* provided to the extension installation dependency mechanism to
* install new extensions on the user's disk
*
* @author Jerome Dochez
*/
public interface ExtensionInstallationProvider {
/*
* <p>
* Request the installation of an extension in the extension directory
* </p>
*
* @param requestExtInfo information on the extension that need to be
* installed
* @param installedExtInfo information on the current compatible installed
* extension. Can be null if no current installation has been found.
* @return true if the installation is successful, false if the
* installation could not be attempted.
* @exception ExtensionInstallationException if an installation was
* attempted but did not succeed.
*/
boolean installExtension(ExtensionInfo requestExtInfo,
ExtensionInfo installedExtInfo)
throws ExtensionInstallationException;
}