ObjectFactory


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50  package org.apache.avalon.excalibur.pool;
51  
52  import org.apache.avalon.framework.component.Component;
53  
54  /**
55   * This is the interface for factory that is used to create objects for Pool.
56   *
57   * @author <a HREF="mailto:bloritsch@apache.org">Berin Loritsch</a>
58   * @author <a HREF="mailto:stefano@apache.org">Stefano Mazzocchi</a>
59   * @author <a HREF="mailto:peter@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
60   * @version CVS $Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2003/02/20 17:09:24 $
61   * @since 4.0
62   */
63  public interface ObjectFactory
64      extends Component
65  {
66      Object   newInstance() throws Exception  ;
67  
68      Class   getCreatedClass();
69  
70      void decommission( Object   object ) throws Exception  ;
71  }
72
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