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14
15 package org.apache.hivemind.service;
16
17 /**
18  * A cousin to {@link org.apache.hivemind.service.ClassFab} used to create new interfaces.
19  *
20  * @author Howard M. Lewis Ship
21  * @since 1.1
22  */
23 public interface InterfaceFab
24 {
25     /**
26      * Adds the specified interface as an interface extended by this interface.
27      */
28     public void addInterface(Class JavaDoc interfaceClass);
29
30     /**
31      * Adds the method to the interface. Interface methods are always public.
32      */
33
34     public void addMethod(MethodSignature signature);
35
36     /**
37      * Creates a Class object for the fabricated interface.
38      */
39
40     public Class JavaDoc createInterface();
41 }
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