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1 /*
2  * Copyright 2003,2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
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4  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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15  */
16 /*
17
18  */
19
20 package org.apache.pluto.services.factory;
21
22 import org.apache.pluto.factory.Factory;
23 import org.apache.pluto.services.ContainerService;
24
25 /**
26  * The interfaces defined in this package represent an abstract object
27  * model (OM) that is applicable for different implementations.
28  * <P>
29  * This abstraction layer helps to generalize the portlet container from
30  * special implementations like data storage and moreover it is not bound
31  * to a special implementation.
32  */
33 public interface FactoryManagerService extends ContainerService {
34
35     /**
36      * Returns the factory implementation for the given interface class, or
37      * <CODE>null</CODE> if no such interface is registered.
38      *
39      * @param theClass
40      * the interface class
41      *
42      * @return the factory implementation
43      */
44
45     public Factory getFactory(Class JavaDoc theClass);
46
47 }
48
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