RepositoryFactory.java

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package org.apache.sling.ide.transport;

/**
 * The <tt>RepositoryFactory</tt> creates new <tt>Repository</tt> instances
 * 
 * <p>
 * Implementations of this interface must be thread-safe.
 * </p>
 *
 */
public interface RepositoryFactory {

    public Repository getRepository(RepositoryInfo repositoryInfo, boolean acceptsDisconnectedRepository) throws RepositoryException;

    /**
     * Returns a <tt>Repository</tt> instance for the specified <tt>repositoryInfo</tt>
     * 
     * <p>
     * As an optimisation, implementations may choose to return the same instance for equivalent repositoryInfo data.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param repositoryInfo
     * @return
     * @throws RepositoryException
     */
    Repository connectRepository(RepositoryInfo repositoryInfo) throws RepositoryException;

    void disconnectRepository(RepositoryInfo repositoryInfo);
}