/*
* IronJacamar, a Java EE Connector Architecture implementation
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*
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package org.ironjacamar.core.api.metadatarepository;
import java.util.Collection;
/**
* The metadata repository
* @author <a href="jesper.pedersen@ironjacamar.org">Jesper Pedersen</a>
*/
public interface MetadataRepository
{
/**
* Get the metadata
* @return An unmodifiable collection of metadata
*/
public Collection<Metadata> getMetadata();
/**
* Find a metadata
* @param name The name of the metadata
* @return The metadata, or <code>null</code>
*/
public Metadata findByName(String name);
/**
* Register a metadata
* @param metadata The metadata
* @return <code>true</code> if registered, otherwise <code>false</code>
*/
public boolean registerMetadata(Metadata metadata);
/**
* Unregister a metadata
* @param metadata The metadata
* @return <code>true</code> if unregistered, otherwise <code>false</code>
*/
public boolean unregisterMetadata(Metadata metadata);
}