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19  package org.eclipse.aether.spi.connector.layout;
20  
21  import org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystemSession;
22  import org.eclipse.aether.repository.RemoteRepository;
23  import org.eclipse.aether.transfer.NoRepositoryLayoutException;
24  
25  /**
26   * A factory to obtain repository layouts. A repository layout is responsible to map an artifact or some metadata to a
27   * URI relative to the repository root where the resource resides. When the repository system needs to access a given
28   * remote repository, it iterates the registered factories in descending order of their priority and calls
29   * {@link #newInstance(RepositorySystemSession, RemoteRepository)} on them. The first layout returned by a factory will
30   * then be used for transferring artifacts/metadata.
31   */
32  public interface RepositoryLayoutFactory {
33  
34      /**
35       * Tries to create a repository layout for the specified remote repository. Typically, a factory will inspect
36       * {@link RemoteRepository#getContentType()} to determine whether it can handle a repository.
37       *
38       * @param session The repository system session from which to configure the layout, must not be {@code null}.
39       * @param repository The remote repository to create a layout for, must not be {@code null}.
40       * @return The layout for the given repository, never {@code null}.
41       * @throws NoRepositoryLayoutException If the factory cannot create a repository layout for the specified remote
42       *             repository.
43       */
44      RepositoryLayout newInstance(RepositorySystemSession session, RemoteRepository repository)
45              throws NoRepositoryLayoutException;
46  
47      /**
48       * The priority of this factory. When multiple factories can handle a given repository, factories with higher
49       * priority are preferred over those with lower priority.
50       *
51       * @return The priority of this factory.
52       */
53      float getPriority();
54  }