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19 package org.eclipse.aether.spi.locator;
20
21 import java.util.List;
22
23 /**
24 * A simple infrastructure to programmatically wire the various components of the repository system together when it is
25 * used outside of an IoC container. Once a concrete implementation of a service locator has been setup, clients could
26 * use
27 *
28 * <pre>
29 * RepositorySystem repoSystem = serviceLocator.getService( RepositorySystem.class );
30 * </pre>
31 *
32 * to acquire the repository system. Components that implement {@link Service} will be given an opportunity to acquire
33 * further components from the locator, thereby allowing to create the complete object graph of the repository system.
34 *
35 * @deprecated Use some out-of-the-box DI implementation instead.
36 */
37 @Deprecated
38 public interface ServiceLocator {
39
40 /**
41 * Gets an instance of the specified service.
42 *
43 * @param <T> The service type.
44 * @param type The interface describing the service, must not be {@code null}.
45 * @return The service instance or {@code null} if the service could not be located/initialized.
46 */
47 <T> T getService(Class<T> type);
48
49 /**
50 * Gets all available instances of the specified service.
51 *
52 * @param <T> The service type.
53 * @param type The interface describing the service, must not be {@code null}.
54 * @return The (read-only) list of available service instances, never {@code null}.
55 */
56 <T> List<T> getServices(Class<T> type);
57 }