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package org.netbeans.modules.vcscore.registry;

import java.io.File;

/**
 * The recognizer of a VCS filesystem.
 *
 * @author  Martin Entlicher
 */
public abstract class FSRecognizer {
    
    /**
     * Get a filesystem info for the given physical folder.
     * @param folder The folder, that is to be recognized.
     * @return Filesystem info for the given folder or null when
     *         no filesystem is recognized.
     */
    public abstract FSInfo findFSInfo(File folder);
    
    /**
     * Create an empty customizable filesystem info.
     * That is intended for creating of new filesystem information,
     * that were not recognized automatically.
     */
    public abstract FSInfo createFSInfo();
    
}