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11 package org.eclipse.help.browser;
12 /**
13  * Implementators of <code>org.eclipse.help.base.browser</code> extension
14  * points must provide implementation of this interface.
15  *
16  * @since 2.1
17  */
18 public interface IBrowserFactory {
19     /**
20      * Checks whether the factory can work on the user system.
21      *
22      * @return false if the factory cannot work on this system; for example the
23      * required native browser required by browser adapters that it
24      * creates is not installed.
25      */
26     public boolean isAvailable();
27     /**
28      * Obtains a new instance of a web browser.
29      *
30      * @return instance of IBrowser
31      */
32     public IBrowser createBrowser();
33 }
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