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19 package org.apache.maven.api.services;
20
21 import org.apache.maven.api.Service;
22 import org.apache.maven.api.Type;
23 import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;
24 import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nonnull;
25
26 /**
27 * Access to {@link Type} registry.
28 *
29 * @since 4.0.0
30 */
31 @Experimental
32 public interface TypeRegistry extends Service {
33
34 /**
35 * Obtain the {@link Type} from the specified {@code id}.
36 * If no type is known for {@code id}, the registry will
37 * create a custom {@code Type} for it.
38 *
39 * @param id the id of the type to retrieve
40 * @return the type
41 */
42 @Nonnull
43 Type getType(@Nonnull String id);
44 }