org.apache.maven.author.resolver
Interface AuthorResolver

All Known Implementing Classes:

JavadocAuthorResolver, SCMAuthorResolver

public interface AuthorResolver

The goal of an AuthorResolver is to resolve the author(s) of a file.

Author:

Eric Ballet Baz

Method Summary

java.lang.String[]

resolveAuthors(java.io.File file) Resolve the author(s) of the specified file.

Method Detail

resolveAuthors

public java.lang.String[] resolveAuthors(java.io.File file)

Resolve the author(s) of the specified file.

Parameters:

file - File for wich we should resolve author(s) for.

Returns:

Array of authors. If no author is found an empty array (not null) should be returned.