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package org.apache.apex.malhar.lib.appdata.schemas;

import java.util.Map;

/**
 * This interface describes a SchemaRegistry. A schema registry is used to store and look up
 * schemas for App Data enabled operators which serve data from multiple schemas. {@link SchemaRegistry}s
 * are primarily used to create responses to {@link SchemaQuery}s.
 * @since 3.0.0
 */
public interface SchemaRegistry
{
  /**
   * This produces the schema result for a given schema query.
   * @param schemaQuery The schema query to produce a result for.
   * @return The schema result.
   */
  public SchemaResult getSchemaResult(SchemaQuery schemaQuery);

  /**
   * Registers the given schema with this schema registry.
   * @param schema The schema to register with this registry.
   */
  public void registerSchema(Schema schema);

  /**
   * Registers the given schema with the given schema keys.
   * @param schema The schema to register.
   * @param schemaKeys The schema keys that correspond with the given schema.
   */
  public void registerSchema(Schema schema, Map<String, String> schemaKeys);

  /**
   * Gets the schema corresponding to the given schema keys.
   * @param schemaKeys The schema keys for a schema.
   * @return The schema corresponding to the given schema keys. Null if no schema was found
   * for the given schema keys.
   */
  public Schema getSchema(Map<String, String> schemaKeys);

  /**
   * Gets the number of schemas in the schema registry.
   * @return The number of schemas in the schema registry.
   */
  public int size();
}
