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19 package org.eclipse.aether.spi.locator;
20
21 import java.util.List;
22
23 /**
24 * This class here is merely to provide backward compatibility to Maven3. Pretend is not here.
25 *
26 * @since 2.0.0
27 */
28 @Deprecated
29 public interface ServiceLocator {
30
31 /**
32 * Gets an instance of the specified service.
33 *
34 * @param <T> The service type.
35 * @param type The interface describing the service, must not be {@code null}.
36 * @return The service instance or {@code null} if the service could not be located/initialized.
37 */
38 <T> T getService(Class<T> type);
39
40 /**
41 * Gets all available instances 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 (read-only) list of available service instances, never {@code null}.
46 */
47 <T> List<T> getServices(Class<T> type);
48 }