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package org.apache.jackrabbit.core.data;
import javax.jcr.RepositoryException;
/**
* Factory interface for creating {@link DataStore} instances. Used
* to decouple the repository internals from the repository configuration
* mechanism.
*
* @since Jackrabbit 1.5
* @see <a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCR-1438">JCR-1438</a>
*/
public interface DataStoreFactory {
/**
* Creates, initializes, and returns a {@link DataStore} instance
* for use by the repository. Note that no information is passed from
* the client, so all required configuration information must be
* encapsulated in the factory.
*
* @return initialized data store
* @throws RepositoryException if the data store can not be created
*/
DataStore getDataStore() throws RepositoryException;
}