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package org.fcrepo.kernel.api;

/**
 * The basic abstraction for a Fedora repository
 * @author acoburn
 */
public interface FedoraRepository {

    /**
     * Login to the repository
     *
     * @return a FedoraSession
     */
    FedoraSession login();


    /**
     * Login to the repository with credentials
     *
     * @param credentials the credentials
     * @return a FedoraSession
     */
    FedoraSession login(final Object credentials);
}