update/org.eclipse.update.core/src/org/eclipse/update/core/ISiteWithMirrors.java

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package org.eclipse.update.core;

import org.eclipse.core.runtime.*;

/**
 * An extension of ISite that supports mirrors.
 * The regular update site contains features (optionally groupped by categories), while
 * a mirrored site can define zero or more updates sites (mirrors) with the same content.
 * This allows users to pick their own update site, for performance purposes.
 */
public interface ISiteWithMirrors extends ISite {

	/**
	 * Returns an array of mirror sites that contain the same features/plugins.
	 * @return array of mirror sites, or empty array
	 * @throws CoreException
	 * @since 3.1
	 */
	IURLEntry[] getMirrorSiteEntries() throws CoreException;
}