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package shaded.shaded.org.eclipse.aether.spi.locator;

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import java.util.List;

/**
 * A simple infrastructure to programmatically wire the various components of the repository system together when it is
 * used outside of an IoC container. Once a concrete implementation of a service locator has been setup, clients could
 * use
 * 
 *  * RepositorySystem repoSystem = serviceLocator.getService( RepositorySystem.class );
 * 
 * 
 * to acquire the repository system. Components that implement {@link Service} will be given an opportunity to acquire
 * further components from the locator, thereby allowing to create the complete object graph of the repository system.
 */
public interface ServiceLocator
{

    /**
     * Gets an instance of the specified service.
     * 
     * @param  The service type.
     * @param type The interface describing the service, must not be {@code null}.
     * @return The service instance or {@code null} if the service could not be located/initialized.
     */
     T getService( Class type );

    /**
     * Gets all available instances of the specified service.
     * 
     * @param  The service type.
     * @param type The interface describing the service, must not be {@code null}.
     * @return The (read-only) list of available service instances, never {@code null}.
     */
     List getServices( Class type );

}