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 *
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package com.android.ide.eclipse.common.resources;

/**
 * A repository of resources. This allows access to the resource by {@link ResourceType}.
 */
public interface IResourceRepository {

    /**
     * Returns the present {@link ResourceType}s in the project.
     * @return an array containing all the type of resources existing in the project.
     */
    public abstract ResourceType[] getAvailableResourceTypes();

    /**
     * Returns an array of the existing resource for the specified type.
     * @param type the type of the resources to return
     */
    public abstract ResourceItem[] getResources(ResourceType type);

    /**
     * Returns whether resources of the specified type are present.
     * @param type the type of the resources to check.
     */
    public abstract boolean hasResources(ResourceType type);
    
    /**
     * Returns whether the repository is a system repository.
     */
    public abstract boolean isSystemRepository();

}