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package org.springframework.beans.factory.xml;

/**
 * Used by the {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader} to
 * locate a {@link NamespaceHandler} implementation for a particular namespace URI.
 *
 * @author Rob Harrop
 * @since 2.0
 * @see NamespaceHandler
 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader
 */
public interface NamespaceHandlerResolver {

	/**
	 * Resolve the namespace URI and return the located {@link NamespaceHandler}
	 * implementation.
	 * @param namespaceUri the relevant namespace URI
	 * @return the located {@link NamespaceHandler} (may be {@code null})
	 */
	NamespaceHandler resolve(String namespaceUri);

}
