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package org.apache.tuscany.sca.databinding.sdo;

import commonj.sdo.helper.HelperContext;

/**
 * A registry for SDO HelperContext
 * 
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 */
public interface HelperContextRegistry {
    /**
     * Register a HelperContext with the id
     * 
     * @param id
     * @param context
     */
    void register(Object id, HelperContext context) throws DuplicateHelperContextException;

    /**
     * Unregister the HelperContext
     * 
     * @param id
     */
    void unregister(Object id);

    /**
     * Get the HelperContext associated with the id
     * 
     * @param id The URI of the HelperContext
     * @return
     */
    HelperContext getHelperContext(Object id);
}