001package org.eclipse.aether.impl;
002
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021
022import org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystemSession;
023import org.eclipse.aether.repository.RemoteRepository;
024import org.eclipse.aether.spi.connector.RepositoryConnector;
025import org.eclipse.aether.transfer.NoRepositoryConnectorException;
026
027/**
028 * Retrieves a repository connector from the installed repository connector factories.
029 * 
030 * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
031 * @noextend This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.
032 * @provisional This type is provisional and can be changed, moved or removed without prior notice.
033 */
034public interface RepositoryConnectorProvider
035{
036
037    /**
038     * Tries to create a repository connector for the specified remote repository.
039     * 
040     * @param session The repository system session from which to configure the connector, must not be {@code null}.
041     * @param repository The remote repository to create a connector for, must not be {@code null}.
042     * @return The connector for the given repository, never {@code null}.
043     * @throws NoRepositoryConnectorException If no available factory can create a connector for the specified remote
044     *             repository.
045     */
046    RepositoryConnector newRepositoryConnector( RepositorySystemSession session, RemoteRepository repository )
047        throws NoRepositoryConnectorException;
048
049}