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package org.apache.maven.api.services;

import org.apache.maven.api.Service;
import org.apache.maven.api.Type;
import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;
import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nonnull;

/**
 * Access to {@link Type} registry.
 *
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
@Experimental
public interface TypeRegistry extends Service {

    /**
     * Obtain the {@link Type} from the specified {@code id}.
     * If no type is known for {@code id}, the registry will
     * create a custom {@code Type} for it.
     *
     * @param id the id of the type to retrieve
     * @return the type
     */
    @Nonnull
    Type getType(@Nonnull String id);
}
