1package org.bouncycastle.util; 2 3import java.util.Collection; 4 5/** 6 * A generic interface describing a simple store of objects. 7 * 8 * @param <T> the object type stored. 9 */ 10public interface Store<T> 11{ 12 /** 13 * Return a possibly empty collection of objects that match the criteria implemented 14 * in the passed in Selector. 15 * 16 * @param selector the selector defining the match criteria. 17 * @return a collection of matching objects, empty if none available. 18 * @throws StoreException if there is a failure during matching. 19 */ 20 Collection<T> getMatches(Selector<T> selector) 21 throws StoreException; 22} 23