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package org.apache.brooklyn.core.mgmt.internal;

import org.apache.brooklyn.api.entity.Application;
import org.apache.brooklyn.api.entity.Entity;
import org.apache.brooklyn.api.entity.EntitySpec;
import org.apache.brooklyn.api.mgmt.EntityManager;

import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
import com.google.common.base.Optional;

public interface EntityManagerInternal extends EntityManager, BrooklynObjectManagerInternal<Entity> {

    /** gets all entities currently known to the application, including entities that are not yet managed */
    Iterable<Entity> getAllEntitiesInApplication(Application application);

    public Iterable<String> getEntityIds();
    
    /**
     * Same as {@link #createEntity(EntitySpec)}, but takes an optional entity id that will be 
     * used for the entity.
     */
    @Beta
    <T extends Entity> T createEntity(EntitySpec<T> spec, Optional<String> entityId);
}
