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package ratpack.registry;
import ratpack.func.Factory;
/**
* A builder of {@link Registry registries}.
*
* For create single entry registries, see the factory methods on {@link Registries}.
* A builder can be used for creating an registry with multiple entries.
*
* @see Registries#registry()
*/
public interface RegistryBuilder extends RegistrySpec {
/**
* How many entries have been added so far.
*
* @return how many entries have been added so far.
*/
int size();
/**
* {@inheritDoc}
*/
@Override
RegistryBuilder add(Class type, O object);
/**
* {@inheritDoc}
*/
@Override
RegistryBuilder add(Object object);
/**
* {@inheritDoc}
*/
@Override
RegistryBuilder add(Class type, Factory factory);
/**
* Builds the registry.
*
* @return a newly created registry
*/
Registry build();
/**
* Builds a registry containing the entries specified by this builder and the given “parent” registry.
*
* This method uses {@link Registries#join(Registry, Registry)}, with this registry as the child argument.
*
* @param parent the parent of the registry to create
* @return a newly created registry
* @see Registries#join(Registry, Registry)
*/
Registry build(Registry parent);
}