RepositoryFactory.java

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package org.apache.jackrabbit.commons.repository;

import javax.jcr.Repository;
import javax.jcr.RepositoryException;

/**
 * Factory interface for JCR content repositories.
 *
 * @since 1.4
 */
public interface RepositoryFactory {

    /**
     * Returns a content repository.
     *
     * @return content repository
     * @throws RepositoryException if a repository is not available
     */
    Repository getRepository() throws RepositoryException;

}