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namespace Apache.Avalon.Composition.Model
{
using System;
using Apache.Avalon.Meta;
/// A service repository provides support for the storage and retrival
/// of service defintions.
///
///
/// Avalon Development Team
///
/// $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2004/02/28 22:15:43 $
///
public interface IServiceRepository
{
/// Locate a {@link Service} instances associated with the
/// supplied classname and version. If a service defintion is not
/// found locally, the implementation redirects the request to
/// the parent service manager.
///
///
/// the service class name
///
/// the service matching the supplied classname and version.
///
/// UnknownServiceException if a matching service cannot be found
///
Service GetService(System.Type type);
/// Locate a {@link Service} instances associated with the
/// supplied referecne descriptor. If a service defintion is not
/// found locally, the implementation redirects the request to
/// the parent service manager.
///
///
/// the reference descriptor
///
/// the service matching the supplied descriptor.
///
/// UnknownServiceException if a matching service cannot be found
///
Service GetService(ReferenceDescriptor reference);
}
}