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package org.hibernate.boot.registry.selector;
/**
* Describes the registration of a named strategy implementation. A strategy + selector name should resolve
* to a single implementation.
*
* @param The type of the strategy described by this implementation registration.
*
* @author Steve Ebersole
*/
public interface StrategyRegistration {
/**
* The strategy role. Best practice says this should be an interface.
*
* @return The strategy contract/role.
*/
public Class getStrategyRole();
/**
* Any registered names for this strategy registration.
*
* @return The registered selection names.
*/
public Iterable getSelectorNames();
/**
* The strategy implementation class.
*
* @return The strategy implementation.
*/
public Class getStrategyImplementation();
}