1   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2   // checkstyle: Checks Java source code for adherence to a set of rules.
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18  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
19  
20  package com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api;
21  
22  import java.io.File;
23  import java.util.List;
24  
25  /**
26   * The first module that is run as part of Checkstyle and controls its entire
27   * behavior and children.
28   */
29  public interface RootModule extends Configurable {
30  
31      /** Cleans up the object. **/
32      void destroy();
33  
34      /**
35       * Processes a set of files.
36       * Once this is done, it is highly recommended to call for
37       * the destroy method to close and remove the listeners.
38       * @param files the list of files to be audited.
39       * @return the total number of errors found
40       * @throws CheckstyleException if error condition within Checkstyle occurs
41       * @see #destroy()
42       */
43      int process(List<File> files) throws CheckstyleException;
44  
45      /**
46       * Add the listener that will be used to receive events from the audit.
47       * @param listener the nosy thing
48       */
49      void addListener(AuditListener listener);
50  
51      /**
52       * Sets the classloader used to load Checkstyle core and custom module
53       * classes when the module tree is being built up.
54       * If no custom ModuleFactory is being set for the root module then
55       * this module classloader must be specified.
56       * @param moduleClassLoader the classloader used to load module classes
57       */
58      void setModuleClassLoader(ClassLoader moduleClassLoader);
59  
60  }