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18 package org.sonews.storage;
21 * Provides access to storage backend instances.
22 * @author Christian Lins
25 public interface StorageProvider {
27 public boolean isSupported(String uri);
30 * This method returns the reference to the associated storage.
31 * The reference MAY be unique for each thread. In any case it MUST be
32 * thread-safe to use this method.
33 * @return The reference to the associated Storage.
35 public Storage storage(Thread thread)
36 throws StorageBackendException;