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14
15 package org.apache.hivemind.service;
16
17 /**
18  * Service used when dynamically creating new classes.
19  *
20  * @author Howard Lewis Ship
21  */
22 public interface ClassFactory
23 {
24     /**
25      * Creates a {@link ClassFab} object for the given name; the new class is a subclass of the
26      * indicated class. The new class is public and concrete.
27      * <p>
28      * <b>Incompatible change from 1.0: The module parameter has been removed. </b>
29      *
30      * @param name
31      * the full qualified name of the class to create
32      * @param superClass
33      * the parent class, which is often java.lang.Object
34      */
35
36     ClassFab newClass(String JavaDoc name, Class JavaDoc superClass);
37
38     /**
39      * Creates a new {@link org.apache.hivemind.service.InterfaceFab} object with the given name.
40      *
41      * @since 1.1
42      */
43
44     InterfaceFab newInterface(String JavaDoc name);
45
46     /**
47      * Returns the number of classes (and interfaces) actually created.
48      *
49      * @since 1.2
50      */
51
52     int getCreatedClassCount();
53 }
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