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package gobblin.config.store.api;
import java.net.URI;
import gobblin.annotation.Alpha;
/**
* ConfigStoreFactory is used to created {@link ConfigStore}s. Each ConfigStoreFactory is responsible for
* instantiating {@link ConfigStore}s that can handle specific config key URI scheme. Typically those
* {@link ConfigStore}s correspond to different physical instances and are differentiated by the
* authority in the URI. The ConfigStoreFactory will typically also define a default
* {@link ConfigStore} which is to be used if no authority is specified in the config key URI.
*
* @author mitu
*
* @param <T> The java class of the {@link ConfigStore} implementation(s) supported by this factory
*/
@Alpha
public interface ConfigStoreFactory<T extends ConfigStore> {
/**
* @return the URI scheme for which this configuration store factory is responsible.
* All the configuration store created by this configuration factory will share the same scheme
* name.
*/
public String getScheme();
/**
* Obtains the {@link ConfigStore} to handle a specific config key.
*
* @param configKey The URI of the config key that needs to be accessed.
* @return {@link ConfigStore} which can handle the specified config key. If the config key URI is
* missing the authority part, the factory may choose a default store if available or throw
* a ConfigStoreCreationException
* @throws ConfigStoreCreationException if the URI cannot be mapped to a config store
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the scheme of the config key URI does not match
* the value of {@link #getScheme()}.
*/
public T createConfigStore(URI configKey) throws ConfigStoreCreationException;
}