Package org.openhab.core.common.registry
Interface ManagedProvider<E extends Identifiable<K>,K> 
- Type Parameters:
 E- type of the elementK- type of the element key
- All Superinterfaces:
 Provider<E>
- All Known Subinterfaces:
 ManagedMetadataProvider
- All Known Implementing Classes:
 AbstractManagedProvider,DefaultAbstractManagedProvider,ManagedItemChannelLinkProvider,ManagedItemProvider,ManagedPersistenceServiceConfigurationProvider,ManagedRuleProvider,ManagedSemanticTagProvider,ManagedThingProvider,ManagedTransformationProvider,ScriptedItemChannelLinkProvider,ScriptedItemProvider,ScriptedMetadataProvider,ScriptedRuleProvider,ScriptedThingProvider
@NonNullByDefault
public interface ManagedProvider<@NonNull E extends Identifiable<@NonNull K>,@NonNull K> 
extends Provider<E>
The 
ManagedProvider is a specific Provider that enables to
 add, remove and update elements at runtime.- Author:
 - Dennis Nobel - Initial contribution
 
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Method Summary
Methods inherited from interface org.openhab.core.common.registry.Provider
addProviderChangeListener, getAll, removeProviderChangeListener 
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Method Details
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add
Adds an element.- Parameters:
 element- element to be added
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remove
Removes an element and returns the removed element.- Parameters:
 key- key of the element that should be removed- Returns:
 - element that was removed, or null if no element with the given key exists
 
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update
Updates an element.- Parameters:
 element- element to be updated- Returns:
 - returns the old element or null if no element with the same key exists
 
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get
Returns an element for the given key or null if no element for the given key exists.- Parameters:
 key- key- Returns:
 - returns element or null, if no element for the given key exists
 
 
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