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  package org.apache.aries.blueprint.di;
  
  import java.util.Collection;
  import java.util.List;
  import java.util.Map;
  import java.util.Set;
  
  import org.osgi.service.blueprint.container.ComponentDefinitionException;
  
  public interface Repository {
  
      /**
       * Returns the set of all known object names (recipes, instances or default objects)
       * @return
       */
      Set<String> getNames();
  
      /**
       * Return the singleton instance for the given name.
       * This method will not create the object if it has not been created yet.
       *
       * @param name
       * @return the instance or <code>null</code>
       */
      Object getInstance(String name);
  
      /**
       * Return the recipe for the given name.
       *
       * @param name
       * @return the recipe or <code>null</code>
       */
      Recipe getRecipe(String name);
  
      void putRecipe(String name, Recipe recipe);
      
      /**
       * Remove an uninstantiated recipe
       * @param name
       * @throws ComponentDefinitionException if the recipe is already instantiated
       */
      void removeRecipe(String name);
  
      Object create(String name) throws ComponentDefinitionException;
      
      Object create(String name, Collection<Class<?>> proxyInterfaces) throws ComponentDefinitionException;
  
      void createAll(Collection<String> names) throws ComponentDefinitionException;
      
      Map<String, Object> createAll(Collection<String> names, Collection<Class<?>> proxyInterfaces) throws ComponentDefinitionException;
  
      <T> List<T> getAllRecipes(Class<T> clazz, String... names);
  
      Set<Recipe> getAllRecipes(String... names);
  
      void destroy();
  }
  