Package org.eclipse.aether.spi.locator

A lightweight service locator infrastructure to help components acquire dependent components. The implementation of the repository system is decomposed into many sub components that interact with each other via interfaces, allowing an application to customize the system by swapping in different implementation classes for these interfaces. The service locator defined by this package is one means for components to get hold of the proper implementation for its dependencies. While not the most popular approach to component wiring, this service locator enables applications that do not wish to pull in more sophisticated solutions like dependency injection containers to have a small footprint. Therefore, all components should implement Service to support this goal.