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JOMC Modlet is a model context application programming interface based on JAXB and JAXP.

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 *   $JOMC: ModletProvider.java 4613 2012-09-22 10:07:08Z schulte $
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package org.jomc.modlet;

/**
 * {@code Modlet} provider interface.
 *
 * @author Christian Schulte
 * @version $JOMC: ModletProvider.java 4613 2012-09-22 10:07:08Z schulte $
 * @see ModelContext#findModlets()
 */
public interface ModletProvider
{

    /**
     * Searches a given context for {@code Modlets}.
     *
     * @param context The context to search for {@code Modlets}.
     *
     * @return The {@code Modlets} found in the context or {@code null}, if no {@code Modlets} are found.
     *
     * @throws NullPointerException if {@code context} is {@code null}.
     * @throws ModelException if searching the context fails.
     */
    Modlets findModlets( ModelContext context ) throws NullPointerException, ModelException;

}