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+/*
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Nordix Foundation.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.cps.spi.repository;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import org.onap.cps.spi.entities.YangResourceEntity;
+import org.onap.cps.spi.model.ModuleReference;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
+
+@Repository
+public interface ModuleReferenceRepository extends
+ JpaRepository<YangResourceEntity, Long>, ModuleReferenceQuery {
+
+ Collection<ModuleReference> identifyNewModuleReferences(
+ final Collection<ModuleReference> moduleReferencesToCheck);
+
+}
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