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* Nuxeo - initial API and implementation
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*/
package org.eclipse.ecr.core.repository;
import org.eclipse.ecr.core.model.Repository;
/**
* Repository Factory.
* <p>
* Creates a repository and optionally an JNDI bindable object
* to bind the repository to a JNDI name.
* <p>
* The repository factory to use is usually specified in the MBean configuration file.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:bs@nuxeo.com">Bogdan Stefanescu</a>
*
*/
public interface RepositoryFactory {
/**
* Creates a repository implementation given a repository descriptor object.
*
* @param descriptor the repository descriptor
* @return the repository instance
* @throws Exception if an error occurs
*/
Repository createRepository(RepositoryDescriptor descriptor) throws Exception;
}