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/*
* GeoTools - The Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
* http://geotools.org
*
* (C) 2008, Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
* version 2.1 of the License.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*/
package org.geotools.data;
import java.util.List;
import org.opengis.feature.type.Name;
/**
* An adapter interface allowing a hosting application to advertise DataStore instances to GeoTools.
*
* GeoTools includes a really simple RepositoryImpl which you can use to manage DataStore in your
* own application; or if you have your own advanced "catalog" you can make your own implementation.
*
*/
public interface Repository {
/**
* Search for the DataAccess (may be a DataStore) by name.
*
* @param name The Name (namespace and name) to search for
* @return DataAccess
*/
DataAccess access(Name name);
/**
* Search for the DataStore by name.
*
* @param name The typeName (namespace and name) to search for
* @return DataAccess api providing access to the indicatedTypeName (or null if not found)
*/
DataStore dataStore(Name name);
/**
* List of available DataStore instances; these are considered to be live/connected datastores
* under the management of the application and should not be closed or otherwise harmed by
* client code.
*
*
*
* @return List of Managed DataStore instances
*/
public List getDataStores();
}