package org.eclipse.aether.artifact;

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A registry of known artifact types.
See Also:
getArtifactTypeRegistry.getArtifactTypeRegistry()/**
 * A registry of known artifact types.
 * 
 * @see org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystemSession#getArtifactTypeRegistry()
 */
public interface ArtifactTypeRegistry
{

    
Gets the artifact type with the specified identifier.
Params:
typeId – The identifier of the type, must not be null.
Returns:
The artifact type or null if no type with the requested identifier exists./**
     * Gets the artifact type with the specified identifier.
     * 
     * @param typeId The identifier of the type, must not be {@code null}.
     * @return The artifact type or {@code null} if no type with the requested identifier exists.
     */
    ArtifactType get( String typeId );

}