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+++ b/src/org/dancres/blitz/meta/RegistryFactory.java	Sat Mar 21 11:00:06 2009 +0000
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+package org.dancres.blitz.meta;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
+import org.dancres.blitz.disk.Disk;
+
+public class RegistryFactory {
+    private static Map theMetas = new HashMap();
+
+    /**
+       @param aName the name of the registry you wish to load/create
+       @param anInitializer Registry instances are created under a transaction.
+       Certain uses may require that initialization be done under the same
+       transaction.  In these cases, the caller should pass in an Initializer
+       instance containing the appropriate "boot code".  If no initialization
+       is required, the caller may pass <code>null</code>.
+     */
+    public static Registry get(String aName, Initializer anInitializer)
+        throws IOException {
+
+        synchronized(theMetas) {
+            Registry myData = (Registry) theMetas.get(aName);
+
+            if (myData == null) {
+                myData = new RegistryImpl(aName, anInitializer);
+                theMetas.put(aName, myData);
+            }
+
+            return myData;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static boolean exists(String aName) {
+        return RegistryImpl.exists(aName);
+    }
+
+    public static void delete(String aName) throws IOException {
+        synchronized(theMetas) {
+            RegistryImpl myData = (RegistryImpl) theMetas.get(aName);
+
+            if (myData != null) {
+                theMetas.remove(aName);
+                myData.delete();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}