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* Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
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package org.hibernate.search.engine;
import org.hibernate.search.spi.BuildContext;
import org.hibernate.search.spi.ServiceProvider;
/**
* The ServiceManager is used to manage uniqueness of services
* and runtime discovery of new implementation.
* <p/>
* Uniqueness is meant in the scope of the SearchFactory, as there is a single ServiceManager instance
* in the SearchFactory.
* <p/>
* Any service requested should be released using (@link #releaseService} when it's not needed anymore
* to allow for a cleanup phase.
*/
public interface ServiceManager {
public abstract <T> T requestService(Class<? extends ServiceProvider<T>> serviceProviderClass, BuildContext context);
public abstract void releaseService(Class<? extends ServiceProvider<?>> serviceProviderClass);
public abstract void stopServices();
}