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package org.hudsonci.service;

import org.hudsonci.service.internal.DescriptorServiceImpl;

import com.google.inject.ImplementedBy;
import hudson.DescriptorExtensionList;
import hudson.model.Describable;
import hudson.model.Descriptor;

/**
 * Service operations for {@link Descriptor} and {@link Describable}
 *
 * @since 2.1.0
 */
@ImplementedBy(DescriptorServiceImpl.class)
public interface DescriptorService {

    Descriptor getDescriptor(Class<? extends Describable> type);

    Descriptor getDescriptor(String className);

    <T extends Descriptor> T getDescriptorByType(Class<T> type);

    <T extends Describable<T>, D extends Descriptor<T>> DescriptorExtensionList<T, D> getDescriptorList(Class<T> type);

    Descriptor getDescriptorOrDie(Class<? extends Describable> type);
}