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package org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.whiteboard;
import java.util.Map;
public interface Whiteboard {
/**
* Publishes the given service to the whiteboard. Use the returned
* registration object to unregister the service.
*
* @param type type of the service
* @param service service instance
* @param properties service properties
* @return service registration
*/
Registration register(Class type, T service, Map properties);
/**
* Starts tracking services of the given type.
*
* @param type type of the services to track
* @return service tracker
*/
Tracker track(Class type);
}