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package org.fedoraproject.xmvn.locator;

/**
 * A service locator for services provided by XMvn.
 * <p>
 * This service locator uses a separate class loader to load XMvn classes and all of its dependencies.
 * 
 * @author Mikolaj Izdebski
 */
public interface ServiceLocator
{
    /**
     * Load an instance of XMvn service.
     * 
     * @param role interface class identifying requested service
     * @return instance of XMvn service, never {@code null}.
     */
    <T> T getService( Class<T> role );
}
