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package org.uberfire.preferences.shared;

import org.uberfire.preferences.shared.impl.PreferenceScopeResolutionStrategyInfo;

/**
 * Defines the hierarchy used to resolve a preference value.
 * If no backend implementation for this class exists, a default one will be provided.
 */
public interface PreferenceScopeResolutionStrategy {

    /**
     * Defines the order of scopes that will be used when a preference value is searched, as well
     * the scope where a preference will be persisted if none is provided.
     * @return Resolution strategy information.
     */
    PreferenceScopeResolutionStrategyInfo getInfo();

    /**
     * Returns a scope resolver for this scope resolution strategy.
     * @return Resolution strategy information.
     */
    PreferenceScopeResolver getScopeResolver();
}
