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2    * ModeShape (http://www.modeshape.org)
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24  package org.modeshape.graph.connector;
25  
26  import net.jcip.annotations.ThreadSafe;
27  import org.modeshape.graph.ExecutionContext;
28  import org.modeshape.graph.Subgraph;
29  import org.modeshape.graph.observe.Observer;
30  
31  /**
32   * The context for a repository. This interface need not be implemented by a {@link RepositorySource}, as it is normally provided
33   * to the source when {@link RepositorySource#initialize(RepositoryContext) initialized}.
34   */
35  @ThreadSafe
36  public interface RepositoryContext {
37  
38      /**
39       * Get the execution context, which can be used to create other contexts with specific JAAS security contexts.
40       * 
41       * @return the execution context; never null
42       */
43      ExecutionContext getExecutionContext();
44  
45      /**
46       * Get the factory for {@link RepositoryConnection connections} to other sources.
47       * 
48       * @return the connection factory
49       */
50      RepositoryConnectionFactory getRepositoryConnectionFactory();
51  
52      /**
53       * Get the observer that the connector may use to publish changes.
54       * 
55       * @return the observer, or null if the are no listeners and publishing is not required/requested
56       */
57      Observer getObserver();
58  
59      /**
60       * Get a snapshot of the current configuration for the {@link RepositorySource}. The root of the subgraph will be the node in
61       * the configuration that represents the RepositorySource.
62       * 
63       * @param depth the max depth of the configuration subgraph
64       * @return the configuration snapshot as a subgraph, or null if there is no configuration
65       */
66      Subgraph getConfiguration( int depth );
67  }