1. A system, comprising: a processor configured to: receive, at a node associated with a repository, a request including object identifying information; process the request to determine a type associated with the object identifying information; determine a manner of identifying a repository object associated with the request by mapping the type associated with the object identifying information to the manner included in a plurality of manners supported by the node; and use the object identifying information included in the request in the determined manner to retrieve the repository object from the repository; and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to store the request.