Add registry interface

Registry interface will be used to store and discover extensions
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Darren Shepherd 2013-09-30 09:26:17 -07:00
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package com.cloud.utils.component;
import java.util.List;
/**
* Simple interface to represents a registry of items
*
* @param <T>
*/
public interface Registry<T> extends Named {
/**
* Registers an item. If the item has already been registered the implementation
* should detect that it is registered and not re-register it.
*
* @param type
* @return true if register, false if not registered or already exists
*/
boolean register(T type);
void unregister(T type);
/**
* Returns a list that will dynamically change as items are registered/unregister.
* The list is thread safe to iterate upon. Traversing the list using an index
* would not be safe as the size may changed during traversal.
*
* @return Unmodifiable list of registered items
*/
List<T> getRegistered();
}