DistributionPackageBuilderProvider.java

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package org.apache.sling.distribution.packaging;

import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;

import aQute.bnd.annotation.ProviderType;

/**
 * A helper interface to allow finding registered {@link DistributionPackageBuilder}s
 */
@ProviderType
public interface DistributionPackageBuilderProvider {

    /**
     * Finds a package builder that has the specified package type.
     * @param type the package type
     * @return a {@link DistributionPackageBuilder} if one is already registered for that type or null otherwise
     */
    @CheckForNull
    DistributionPackageBuilder getPackageBuilder(String type);
}