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16 package org.outerj.daisy.repository;
17
18 /**
19  * A RepositoryManager is the place to get {@link Repository} instances from.
20  *
21  * <p>A RepositoryManager represents one 'physical' repository (one database).
22  * All Repository instances retrieved from one RepositoryManager thus represent
23  * the same repository, the difference between the instances is they are
24  * authenticated for different users.
25  */

26 public interface RepositoryManager {
27     /**
28      *
29      * @throws AuthenticationFailedException if login failed because of incorrect credentials
30      */

31     public Repository getRepository(Credentials credentials) throws RepositoryException;
32     
33     public String JavaDoc getRepositoryServerVersion();
34 }
35
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