StorageManagerProvider (Dataflow Library Distribution Project 8.2.0-176 API)

```
public interface StorageManagerProvider
```
Extension point to register a new StorageManager type. StorageManagerProviders must be registered by creating a file META-INF/services/com.pervasive.datarush.cal.StorageManagerProvider that contains the implementation class.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getPriority()`	Returns the priority of this storage manager.
`boolean`	`isProvider(Path storagePath)`	Returns whether this provider supports the given storage path
`StorageManager`	`newStorageManager(StorageManagerSpecifier specifier)`	Create a new storage manager

- Method Detail
  - getPriority
```
int getPriority()
```
    Returns the priority of this storage manager. Used to resolve cases where multiple providers match a given path.
    
    Returns:
    
    the priority
  - isProvider
```
boolean isProvider(Path storagePath)
```
    Returns whether this provider supports the given storage path
    
    Parameters:
    
    storagePath - the storage path
    
    Returns:
    
    whether this provider supports the given storage path
  - newStorageManager
```
StorageManager newStorageManager(StorageManagerSpecifier specifier)
```
    Create a new storage manager
    
    Parameters:
    
    specifier - parameters needed to initialize the storage manager
    
    Returns:
    
    a new storage manager