BundleReader

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultBundleReader
```
public interface BundleReader
```
Cache for OSGi manifest files and bundle classpath entries.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.io.File`	`getEntry(java.io.File bundleLocation, java.lang.String path)`	Returns bundle entry with given path or `null` if no such entry exists.
`OsgiManifest`	`loadManifest(java.io.File bundleLocation)`	Load and cache OSGi manifest from path META-INF/MANIFEST.MF under the given location.

- Method Detail
  - loadManifest
```
OsgiManifest loadManifest(java.io.File bundleLocation)
                   throws OsgiManifestParserException,
                          InvalidOSGiManifestException
```
    Load and cache OSGi manifest from path META-INF/MANIFEST.MF under the given location. If no META-INF/MANIFEST.MF is found but plugin.xml or fragment.xml is found, an attempt is made to convert it into an OSGi MANIFEST.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bundleLocation - can be either a directory or a jar file
    
    Returns:
    
    the OSGi MANIFEST, never null
    
    Throws:
    
    OsgiManifestParserException - if no valid MANIFEST is found in bundleLocation or it cannot be converted from plugin.xml/fragment.xml.
    
    InvalidOSGiManifestException - if valid MANIFEST is found but it does not have valid mandatory OSGi headers
  - getEntry
```
java.io.File getEntry(java.io.File bundleLocation,
                      java.lang.String path)
```
    Returns bundle entry with given path or null if no such entry exists. If bundle is a jar, the entry will be extracted into a cached location.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bundleLocation - can be either a directory or a jar file
    
    path - path relative to the bundle root. Paths starting with "external:" are ignored