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package org.apache.sling.featureflags;

import aQute.bnd.annotation.ProviderType;

/**
 * The {@code Features} service is the applications access point to the Feature
 * Flag functionality. It can be used to query the available features and to
 * create client contexts to be used for enabled feature checking.
 */
@ProviderType
public interface Features {

    /**
     * Get the list of all (known) features.
     * <p>
     * Features are known if they are registered as {@link Feature} services or
     * are configured with OSGi configuration whose factory PID is
     * {@code org.apache.sling.featureflags.Feature}.
     *
     * @return The known features
     */
    Feature[] getFeatures();

    /**
     * Returns the feature with the given name.
     * <p>
     * Features are known if they are registered as {@link Feature} services or
     * are configured with OSGi configuration whose factory PID is
     * {@code org.apache.sling.featureflags.Feature}.
     *
     * @param name The name of the feature.
     * @return The feature or <code>null</code> if not known or the name is an
     *         empty string or {@code null}.
     */
    Feature getFeature(String name);

    /**
     * Returns {@code true} if a feature with the given name is known and
     * enabled under the current {@link ExecutionContext}.
     * <p>
     * Features are known if they are registered as {@link Feature} services or
     * are configured with OSGi configuration whose factory PID is
     * {@code org.apache.sling.featureflags.Feature}.
     *
     * @param name The name of the feature to check for enablement.
     * @return {@code true} if the named feature is known and enabled.
     *         Specifically {@code false} is also returned if the named feature
     *         is not known.
     */
    boolean isEnabled(String name);
}