<?php
declare(strict_types=1);

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 */
namespace Cake\ORM\Locator;

use Cake\Datasource\Locator\LocatorInterface as BaseLocatorInterface;
use Cake\Datasource\RepositoryInterface;
use Cake\ORM\Table;

/**
 * Registries for Table objects should implement this interface.
 */
interface LocatorInterface extends BaseLocatorInterface
{
    /**
     * Returns configuration for an alias or the full configuration array for
     * all aliases.
     *
     * @param string|null $alias Alias to get config for, null for complete config.
     * @return array The config data.
     */
    public function getConfig(?string $alias = null): array;

    /**
     * Stores a list of options to be used when instantiating an object
     * with a matching alias.
     *
     * @param array<string, mixed>|string $alias Name of the alias or array to completely
     *   overwrite current config.
     * @param array<string, mixed>|null $options list of options for the alias
     * @return $this
     * @throws \RuntimeException When you attempt to configure an existing
     *   table instance.
     */
    public function setConfig(array|string $alias, ?array $options = null);

    /**
     * Get a table instance from the registry.
     *
     * @param string $alias The alias name you want to get.
     * @param array<string, mixed> $options The options you want to build the table with.
     * @return \Cake\ORM\Table
     */
    public function get(string $alias, array $options = []): Table;

    /**
     * Set a table instance.
     *
     * @param string $alias The alias to set.
     * @param \Cake\ORM\Table $repository The table to set.
     * @return \Cake\ORM\Table
     * @psalm-suppress MoreSpecificImplementedParamType
     */
    public function set(string $alias, RepositoryInterface $repository): Table;
}
