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package org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.repository;
/**
* A repository represents a abstract view on a filesystem. It always has a single root-entry and grants access to a
* repository-specific mime-registry.
*
* @author Thomas Morgner
*/
public interface Repository {
/**
* Returns the repositories root directory entry.
*
* @return the root directory.
* @throws ContentIOException if an error occurs.
*/
public ContentLocation getRoot() throws ContentIOException;
/**
* Returns the repositories MimeRegistry, which is used return basic content-type information about the items stored
* in this repository.
*
* @return the mime registry.
* @see MimeRegistry
*/
public MimeRegistry getMimeRegistry();
}