PublisherService

All Known Implementing Classes:

PublisherServiceImpl
```
public interface PublisherService
```

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.util.Collection<DependencySeed>`	`publishCategories(java.io.File categoryDefinition)`	Publishes given category definitions.
`java.util.Collection<DependencySeed>`	`publishEEProfile(java.io.File profileFile)`	Publishes the given OSGi execution environment profile file.
`java.util.Collection<DependencySeed>`	`publishEEProfile(java.lang.String profileName)`	Publishes the given OSGi execution environment profile.

- Method Detail
  - publishCategories
```
java.util.Collection<DependencySeed> publishCategories(java.io.File categoryDefinition)
                                                throws FacadeException
```
    Publishes given category definitions.
    
    Parameters:
    
    categoryDefinition - A category.xml file as defined by the Eclipse PDE
    
    Returns:
    
    handles to the root IUs in the publisher result
    
    Throws:
    
    FacadeException - if a checked exception occurs during publishing
  - publishEEProfile
```
java.util.Collection<DependencySeed> publishEEProfile(java.io.File profileFile)
                                               throws FacadeException
```
    Publishes the given OSGi execution environment profile file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    profileFile - the .profile file
    
    Returns:
    
    handles to the root IUs in the publisher result
    
    Throws:
    
    FacadeException - if a checked exception occurs during publishing
  - publishEEProfile
```
java.util.Collection<DependencySeed> publishEEProfile(java.lang.String profileName)
                                               throws FacadeException
```
    Publishes the given OSGi execution environment profile.
    
    Parameters:
    
    profilename - the profile name
    
    Returns:
    
    handles to the root IUs in the publisher result
    
    Throws:
    
    FacadeException - if a checked exception occurs during publishing