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package au.gov.ga.earthsci.core.retrieve;
import java.net.URL;
/**
* Factory for returning {@link IRetriever}s that know how to retrieve resources
* from supported URLs.
*
* @author Michael de Hoog (michael.dehoog@ga.gov.au)
*/
public interface IRetrieverFactory
{
/**
* Find and return an {@link IRetriever} that can retrieve a resource from
* the given URL.
*
* @param url
* URL that needs to be retrieved
* @return {@link IRetriever} for retrieving the given URL
*/
IRetriever getRetriever(URL url);
/**
* Register an {@link IRetriever}.
*
* @param retriever
* {@link IRetriever} to register
*/
void registerRetriever(IRetriever retriever);
}