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package org.glassfish.jersey.spi;

import java.lang.reflect.Type;

import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
import javax.ws.rs.ext.ContextResolver;

/**
 * An injectable interface providing look-up for {@link ContextResolver ContextResolver&lt;T&gt;}
 * provider instances.
 *
 * @author Marek Potociar
 */
public interface ContextResolvers {

    /**
     * Get {@link ContextResolver ContextResolver&lt;T&gt;} instance for a given type
     * and media type.
     *
     * @param <T> Java type produced by the context resolver.
     * @param type type supported by the context resolver.
     * @param mediaType media type supported by the context resolver.
     * @return proper context resolver instance if found, otherwise {@code null}.
     */
    <T> ContextResolver<T> resolve(Type type, MediaType mediaType);
}
