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/*
 * Copyright 2013 the original author or authors.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
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package ratpack.registry;

import ratpack.func.Factory;

/**
 * A {@link Registry} that is also mutable.
 *
 * @param  The base type of object in the registry.
 */
public interface MutableRegistry extends Registry {

  /**
   * Register the given object under the given type.
   *
   * @param type The public type of the object
   * @param object The object to add to the registry
   * @param  The public type of the object
   */
   void register(Class type, O object);

  /**
   * Registers the given object with its concrete type.
   *
   * @param object The object to register
   */
  void register(T object);

  /**
   * Registers a lazily created entry to the registry.
   * 
   * The factory will be invoked exactly once, when a query is made to the registry of a compatible type of the given type.
   *
   * @param type the public type of the registry entry
   * @param factory the factory for creating the object when needed
   * @param  the public type of the registry entry
   */
   void registerLazy(Class type, Factory factory);

  /**
   * Remove the registration for the given type.
   *
   * @param type The type of the thing to remove
   * @param  The type of the thing to remove
   * @throws NotInRegistryException if there is nothing registered by that type
   */
   void remove(Class type) throws NotInRegistryException;

}