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package org.opennms.netmgt.provision.service.lifecycle;
import org.opennms.core.tasks.BatchTask;
/**
* LifeCycleRepository
*
* @author brozow
* @version $Id: $
*/
public interface LifeCycleRepository {
/**
* <p>createNestedLifeCycleInstance</p>
*
* @param containingPhase a {@link org.opennms.core.tasks.BatchTask} object.
* @param lifeCycleName a {@link java.lang.String} object.
* @param providers a {@link java.lang.Object} object.
* @return a {@link org.opennms.netmgt.provision.service.lifecycle.LifeCycleInstance} object.
*/
LifeCycleInstance createNestedLifeCycleInstance(BatchTask containingPhase, String lifeCycleName, Object... providers);
/**
* <p>createLifeCycleInstance</p>
*
* @param lifeCycleName a {@link java.lang.String} object.
* @param providers a {@link java.lang.Object} object.
* @return a {@link org.opennms.netmgt.provision.service.lifecycle.LifeCycleInstance} object.
*/
LifeCycleInstance createLifeCycleInstance(String lifeCycleName, Object... providers);
}