MBeanRepository.java

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package org.apache.felix.mosgi.jmx.agent.mx4j.server;

import java.util.Iterator;
import javax.management.ObjectName;

/**
 * The MBeanServer implementation delegates to implementations of this interface the storage of registered MBeans. <p>
 * All necessary synchronization code is taken care by the MBeanServer, so implementations can be coded without caring
 * of synchronization issues.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:biorn_steedom@users.sourceforge.net">Simone Bordet</a>
 * @version $Revision: 1.1.1.1 $
 */
public interface MBeanRepository extends Cloneable
{
	/**
	 * Returns the metadata information associated with the given object name.
	 * @see #put
	 */
	public MBeanMetaData get(ObjectName name);

	/**
	 * Inserts the given metadata associated with the given object name into this repository.
	 * @see #get
	 */
	public void put(ObjectName name, MBeanMetaData metadata);

	/**
	 * Removes the metadata associated with the given object name from this repository.
	 */
	public void remove(ObjectName name);

	/**
	 * Returns the size of this repository.
	 */
	public int size();

	/**
	 * Returns an iterator on the metadata stored in this repository.
	 */
	public Iterator iterator();

	/**
	 * Clones this MBean repository
	 */
	public Object clone();
}