Service provider interface

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Service Provider Interface (SPI) is an API intended to be implemented or extended by a third party. It can be used to enable framework extension and replaceable components.

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From Java documentation:

The concept can be extended to other platforms using the corresponding tools. In the Java Runtime Environment, SPIs are used in:

Java Database Connectivity

Java Cryptography Extension

Java Naming and Directory Interface

Java API for XML Processing

Java Business Integration

Java Sound

Java Image I/O

Java File Systems

References

Service provider interface Wikipedia

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