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# ITemplateDefinitionRepositoryService

`ITemplateDefinitionRepositoryService` in assembly SanteDB.Core.Api version 3.0.1980.0

## Summary

Represents a template definition repository which loads clinical template definitions

## Operations

| Operation             | Response/Return    | Input/Parameter       | Description            |
| --------------------- | ------------------ | --------------------- | ---------------------- |
| GetTemplateDefinition | TemplateDefinition | *String* **mnemonic** | Get tempate definition |

## Implementations

### LocalTemplateDefinitionRepositoryService - (SanteDB.Core.Api)

Represents a local metadata repository service

#### Service Registration

```markup
...
<section xsi:type="ApplicationServiceContextConfigurationSection" threadPoolSize="4">
	<serviceProviders>
		...
		<add type="SanteDB.Core.Services.Impl.Repository.LocalTemplateDefinitionRepositoryService, SanteDB.Core.Api, Version=3.0.1980.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" />
		...
	</serviceProviders>
```

## Example Implementation

```csharp
/// Example Implementation
using SanteDB.Core.Services;
/// Other usings here
public class MyTemplateDefinitionRepositoryService : SanteDB.Core.Services.ITemplateDefinitionRepositoryService { 
	public String ServiceName => "My own ITemplateDefinitionRepositoryService service";
	/// <summary>
	/// Get tempate definition
	/// </summary>
	public TemplateDefinition GetTemplateDefinition(String mnemonic){
		throw new System.NotImplementedException();
	}
}
```

## References

* [ITemplateDefinitionRepositoryService C# Documentation](http://santesuite.org/assets/doc/net/html/T_SanteDB_Core_Services_ITemplateDefinitionRepositoryService.htm)
* [LocalTemplateDefinitionRepositoryService C# Documentation](http://santesuite.org/assets/doc/net/html/T_SanteDB_Core_Services_Impl_Repository_LocalTemplateDefinitionRepositoryService.htm)