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package org.apache.jackrabbit.spi;
import java.util.Map;
import javax.jcr.RepositoryException;
/**
* Factory for creating {@link RepositoryService} instances. Implementations must
* provide a no argument constructor.
*/
public interface RepositoryServiceFactory {
/**
* Create a new {@link RepositoryService}. If the factory does not understand the
* passed <code>parameters</code> it <em>must</em> return <code>null</code>.
* @param parameters implementation specific set of parameters
* @return a fresh <code>RepositoryService</code> instance or <code>null</code>.
* @throws RepositoryException If there was an error creating the
* <code>RepositoryService</code> instance
*/
public RepositoryService createRepositoryService(Map<?, ?> parameters) throws RepositoryException;
}
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