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19 package org.apache.cayenne;
20
21 import java.util.Map JavaDoc;
22
23 /**
24  * Defines a factory interface for creating object contexts.
25  *
26  * @since 3.0
27  * @author Andrus Adamchik
28  */

29 public interface ObjectContextFactory {
30
31     /**
32      * Creates an instance of ObjectContext accessing the database via the default
33      * DataChannel.
34      */

35     ObjectContext createObjectContext(Map JavaDoc properties);
36
37     /**
38      * Creates an instance of ObjectContext accessing the database via the provided
39      * DataChannel.
40      */

41     ObjectContext createObjectContext(DataChannel parent, Map JavaDoc properties);
42 }
43
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