Redesign NodeInfo.getReferences()
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                 Key: JCR-1418
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCR-1418
             Project: Jackrabbit
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: jackrabbit-spi
    Affects Versions: 1.4
            Reporter: Marcel Reutegger
            Priority: Minor


The method returns an array of PropertyIds. When there are lots of references 
this may become an problem. As with any other return value that potentially is 
large we should return an iterator.

I suggest to redesign the handling of references in line with recent 
discussions how child infos are handled.

- A NodeInfo implementation must either return the complete list of PropertyIds 
or null if it does not want to return the PropertyIds at that time.
- Introduce a new method: Iterator<PropertyId> 
RepositoryService.getReferences(SessionInfo, NodeId)

This has the following advantages:

- loading of references can be delayed until it is really needed
- large collections of references can be streamed through the SPI

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