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If a file manager is provided, it must be able to handle all
* locations defined in {@link DocumentationTool.Location},
* as well as
* {@link StandardLocation#SOURCE_PATH},
* {@link StandardLocation#CLASS_PATH}, and
* {@link StandardLocation#PLATFORM_CLASS_PATH}.
*
* @param out a Writer for additional output from the tool;
* use {@code System.err} if {@code null}
*
* @param fileManager a file manager; if {@code null} use the
* tool's standard filemanager
*
* @param diagnosticListener a diagnostic listener; if {@code null}
* use the tool's default method for reporting diagnostics
*
* @param docletClass a class providing the necessary methods required
* of a doclet
*
* @param options documentation tool options and doclet options,
* {@code null} means no options
*
* @param compilationUnits the compilation units to compile, {@code
* null} means no compilation units
*
* @return an object representing the compilation
*
* @throws RuntimeException if an unrecoverable error
* occurred in a user supplied component. The
* {@linkplain Throwable#getCause() cause} will be the error in
* user code.
*
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if any of the given
* compilation units are of other kind than
* {@linkplain JavaFileObject.Kind#SOURCE source}
*/
DocumentationTask getTask(Writer out,
JavaFileManager fileManager,
DiagnosticListener super JavaFileObject> diagnosticListener,
Class> docletClass,
Iterable The standard file manager will be automatically reopened if
* it is accessed after calls to {@code flush} or {@code close}.
* The standard file manager must be usable with other tools.
*
* @param diagnosticListener a diagnostic listener for non-fatal
* diagnostics; if {@code null} use the compiler's default method
* for reporting diagnostics
*
* @param locale the locale to apply when formatting diagnostics;
* {@code null} means the {@linkplain Locale#getDefault() default locale}.
*
* @param charset the character set used for decoding bytes; if
* {@code null} use the platform default
*
* @return the standard file manager
*/
StandardJavaFileManager getStandardFileManager(
DiagnosticListener super JavaFileObject> diagnosticListener,
Locale locale,
Charset charset);
/**
* Interface representing a future for a documentation task. The
* task has not yet started. To start the task, call
* the {@linkplain #call call} method.
*
* Before calling the call method, additional aspects of the
* task can be configured, for example, by calling the
* {@linkplain #setLocale setLocale} method.
*/
interface DocumentationTask extends Callable