Repository.java

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package org.nuxeo.ecm.core.model;

/**
 * Interface to manage a low-level repository.
 */
public interface Repository {

    String getName();

    Session getSession();

    void shutdown();

    int getActiveSessionsCount();

    /**
     * Marks the binaries in use by passing them to the binary manager(s)'s GC mark() method.
     *
     * @since 7.4
     */
    void markReferencedBinaries();

}