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/* Copyright 2006 aQute SARL
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 */
package aQute.lib.osgi;
/**
* This package contains a number of classes that assists by analyzing JARs and
* constructing bundles.
*
* The Analyzer class can be used to analyze an existing bundle and can create a
* manifest specification from proposed (wildcard) Export-Package,
* Bundle-Includes, and Import-Package headers.
*
* The Builder class can use the headers to construct a JAR from the classpath.
*
* The Verifier class can take an existing JAR and verify that all headers are
* correctly set. It will verify the syntax of the headers, match it against the
* proper contents, and verify imports and exports.
*
* A number of utility classes are available.
*
* Jar, provides an abstraction of a Jar file. It has constructors for creating
* a Jar from a stream, a directory, or a jar file. A Jar, keeps a collection
* Resource's. There are Resource implementations for File, from ZipFile, or from
* a stream (which copies the data). The Jar tries to minimize the work during
* build up so that it is cheap to use. The Resource's can be used to iterate
* over the names and later read the resources when needed.
*
* Clazz, provides a parser for the class files. This will be used to define the
* imports and exports.
*
* A key component in this library is the Map. Headers are translated to Maps of Maps. OSGi
* header syntax is like:
* <pre>
* header = clause ( ',' clause ) *
* clause = file ( ';' file ) * ( parameter ) *
* param = attr '=' value | directive ':=' value
* </pre>
* These headers are translated to a Map that contains all headers (the order is
* maintained). Each additional file in a header definition will have its own
* entry (only native code does not work this way). The clause is represented
* as another map. The ':' of directives is considered part of the name. This
* allows attributes and directives to be maintained in the clause map.
*
* @version $Revision: 1.1 $
*/
public class About {
}