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package org.apache.geronimo.osgi.registry.api;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * The implementation of the factory registry used to store
 * the bundle registrations.
 */
public interface ProviderRegistry {
    /**
     * Locate a class by its factory id indicator. .
     *
     * @param factoryId The factory id (generally, a fully qualified class name).
     *
     * @return The Class corresponding to this factory id.  Returns null
     *         if this is not registered or the indicated class can't be
     *         loaded.
     */
    public Class<?> locate(String factoryId);

    /**
     * Locate all class files that match a given factory id.
     *
     * @param factoryId The target factory identifier.
     *
     * @return A List containing the class objects corresponding to the
     *         factory identifier.  Returns an empty list if no
     *         matching classes can be located.
     */
    public List<Class<?>> locateAll(String factoryId);


    /**
     * Locate and instantiate an instance of a service provider
     * defined in the META-INF/services directory of tracked bundles.
     *
     * @param providerId The name of the target interface class.
     *
     * @return The service instance.  Returns null if no service defintions
     *         can be located.
     * @exception Exception Any classloading or other exceptions thrown during
     *                      the process of creating this service instance.
     */
    public Object getService(String providerId) throws Exception;

    /**
     * Locate all services that match a given provider id and create instances.
     *
     * @param providerId The target provider identifier.
     *
     * @return A List containing the instances corresponding to the
     *         provider identifier.  Returns an empty list if no
     *         matching classes can be located or created
     */
    public List<Object> getServices(String providerId);


    /**
     * Locate and return the class for a service provider
     * defined in the META-INF/services directory of tracked bundles.
     *
     * @param providerId The name of the target interface class.
     *
     * @return The provider class.   Returns null if no service defintions
     *         can be located.
     * @exception Exception Any classloading or other exceptions thrown during
     *                      the process of loading this service provider class.
     */
    public Class<?> getServiceClass(String providerId) throws ClassNotFoundException;


    /**
     * Locate all services that match a given provider id and return the implementation
     * classes
     *
     * @param providerId The target provider identifier.
     *
     * @return A List containing the classes corresponding to the
     *         provider identifier.  Returns an empty list if no
     *         matching classes can be located.
     */
    public List<Class<?>> getServiceClasses(String providerId);
}