PreferenceScopeResolver.java

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package org.uberfire.preferences.shared;

/**
 * Provides a way to obtain scopes related to a scope resolution order.
 */
public interface PreferenceScopeResolver {

    /**
     * Returns a PreferenceScope that belongs to the resolution strategy hierarchy, based on the passed
     * types.
     * @param scopeTypes Scope types associated to the desired scope.
     * @return The PreferenceScope related to the passed types (if it exists, null otherwise).
     */
    PreferenceScope resolve(String... scopeTypes);
}