gatewayimporter.java

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/**
 * $RCSfile: GatewayImporter.java,v $
 * $Revision: 1.2 $
 * $Date: 2002/03/08 03:45:26 $
 *
 * Copyright (C) 1999-2002 CoolServlets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 *
 * This software is the proprietary information of CoolServlets, Inc.
 * Use is subject to license terms.
 */

package com.jivesoftware.forum.gateway;

import java.util.Date;

/**
 * A gateway importer knows how to import forum data from an external data
 * source. It can be combined with a gateway exporter to make a full gateway.
 *
 * @see Gateway
 * @see GatewayExporter
 */
public interface GatewayImporter {

    /**
     * Import data from the data source into the specified forum. For example,
     * a concrete implementation of this interface might poll a newsgroup and
     * add new messages to the forum.
     *
     * @param date the oldest cutoff date for data to import.
     */
    public void importData(Date date) throws GatewayException;

    /**
     * Stop a running import.
     */
    public void stop() throws GatewayException;
}