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package org.bouncycastle.util;
import java.util.Collection;
/**
* A generic interface describing a simple store of objects.
*
* @param the object type stored.
*/
public interface Store
{
/**
* Return a possibly empty collection of objects that match the criteria implemented
* in the passed in Selector.
*
* @param selector the selector defining the match criteria.
* @return a collection of matching objects, empty if none available.
* @throws StoreException if there is a failure during matching.
*/
Collection getMatches(Selector selector)
throws StoreException;
}