src/main/java/org/apache/sling/feature/io/ArtifactManager.java

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package org.apache.sling.feature.io;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.sling.feature.io.spi.ArtifactProvider;

/**
 * The artifact manager is the central service to get artifacts.
 * It uses {@link ArtifactProvider}s to get artifacts. The
 * providers are loaded using the service loader.
 */
public interface ArtifactManager extends AutoCloseable {

    /**
     * Get the full artifact url and file for an artifact.
     * @param url Artifact url or relative path.
     * @return Absolute url and file in the form of a handler.
     * @throws IOException If something goes wrong.
     */
    ArtifactHandler getArtifactHandler(final String url) throws IOException;

    @Override
    void close();
}