plugins/org.eclipse.wst.server.core/servercore/org/eclipse/wst/server/core/model/IURLProvider.java

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 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - Initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.wst.server.core.model;

import java.net.URL;

/**
 * 
 */
public interface IURLProvider {
	/**
	 * Return the base URL of this module on the server. This method may return
	 * null if this server does not have a valid configuration or does not contain
	 * this module. Otherwise, it should return the base URL (e.g. 
	 * "http://localhost:8080/myProject") regardless of whether the server is
	 * running or not. The returned URL should not end in a trailing slash.
	 * 
	 * <p>If the module is null, the returned URL will just be to the root of
	 * the server (e.g. "http://localhost:8080")</p>
	 *
	 * @param module com.ibm.etools.server.core.model.IModule
	 * @return java.net.URL
	 */
	public URL getModuleRootURL(IModule module);
}