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*
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*
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package org.kie.server.services.api;
import java.util.List;
/**
* ContainerLocator allows to provide various strategies to find right container within kie server
* to enable various extensions on top of containers, e.g.:
* <ul>
* <li>Use latest container</li>
* <li>Container for given process instance</li>
* <li>Container for given task instance</li>
* </ul>
*/
public interface ContainerLocator {
/**
* Locates container id for given alias based on strategy implemented concrete
* representation of ContainerLocator interface
* @param alias container alias
* @return returns container id or null if not found
*/
String locateContainer(String alias, List<? extends KieContainerInstance> containerInstances);
}