package org.red5.server.api;

/*
 * RED5 Open Source Flash Server - http://www.osflash.org/red5
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2006-2007 by respective authors (see below). All rights reserved.
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
 * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
 * Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later
 * version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
 * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
 * PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along
 * with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 * 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 */

/**
 * Interface for servers that can load new applications.
 * 
 * @author The Red5 Project (red5@osflash.org)
 * @author Joachim Bauch (jojo@struktur.de)
 */
public interface IApplicationLoader {

	/**
	 * Load a new application for the given context path from a directory.
	 * 
	 * @param context
	 * @param directory
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	public void loadApplication(String contextPath, String directory) throws Exception;
	
}
