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package org.xwiki.extension.repository.search;

import org.xwiki.extension.Extension;
import org.xwiki.extension.repository.result.IterableResult;

/**
 * A repository can implements it to provide basic search capabilities.
 *
 * @version $Id: 95e30244ddb74f61315d306f62a8b5eb28ff124c $
 * @since 4.0M1
 * @see AdvancedSearchable
 */
public interface Searchable
{
    /**
     * Search extension based of the provided pattern.
     * 
     * The pattern is a simple character chain.
     *
     * @param pattern the pattern to search
     * @param offset the offset from where to start returning search results
     * @param nb the maximum number of search results to return
     * @return the found extensions descriptors, empty list if nothing could be found
     * @throws SearchException error when trying to search provided pattern
     */
    IterableResult search(String pattern, int offset, int nb) throws SearchException;
}