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package com.amazon.carbonado.qe;

import java.util.Collection;

import com.amazon.carbonado.Storable;

import com.amazon.carbonado.info.StorableIndex;

/**
 * An index provider is typically a repository implementation.
 *
 * @author Brian S O'Neill
 */
public interface IndexProvider {
    /**
     * Returns all the available indexes for the given type.
     */
    <S extends Storable> Collection<StorableIndex<S>> indexesFor(Class<S> type);
}