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19 package org.apache.maven.search.api;
20
21 import java.io.Closeable;
22
23 /**
24 * An engine to perform search trough single repository index (backend).
25 */
26 public interface SearchBackend extends SearchEngine, Closeable {
27 /**
28 * Returns the ID of this backend, never {@code null}.
29 */
30 String getBackendId();
31
32 /**
33 * Returns the repository ID that this backend searches for, never {@code null}.
34 */
35 String getRepositoryId();
36 }