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11 package org.eclipse.core.runtime.spi;
12
13 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IExtensionRegistry;
14
15 /**
16  * Implement this interface to specify a contributed extension registry.
17  * <p>
18  * This interface can be used without OSGi running.
19  * </p><p>
20  * This interface may be implemented by clients.
21  * </p><p>
22  * <b>Note:</b> This class/interface is part of an interim API that is still under
23  * development and expected to change significantly before reaching stability.
24  * It is being made available at this early stage to solicit feedback from pioneering
25  * adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API will almost certainly
26  * be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves.
27  * </p>
28  * @see org.eclipse.core.runtime.RegistryFactory#getRegistry()
29  * @see org.eclipse.core.runtime.RegistryFactory#setDefaultRegistryProvider(IRegistryProvider)
30  * @since org.eclipse.equinox.registry 3.2
31  */
32 public interface IRegistryProvider {
33
34     /**
35      * Returns the extension registry contributed by this provider; must not
36      * be <code>null</code>.
37      *
38      * @return an extension registry
39      */
40     public IExtensionRegistry getRegistry();
41 }
42
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