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15 package org.apache.hivemind.parse;
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17 import org.apache.hivemind.Locatable;
18 import org.apache.hivemind.definition.ImplementationConstructor;
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20 /**
21  * Interface for an object that can construct the core implementation for a service.
22  *
23  * @author Howard Lewis Ship
24  */

25 public interface InstanceBuilder extends Locatable
26 {
27     /**
28      * Returns the name of a service model appropriate for the instance that will be
29      * created by the {@link ImplementationConstructor}.
30      */

31     public String JavaDoc getServiceModel();
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33     /**
34      * Returns an instance of {@link ImplementationConstructor}
35      * that will ultimately create the service implementation instance.
36      */

37     public ImplementationConstructor createConstructor(
38         String JavaDoc contributingModuleId);
39 }
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