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11 package org.eclipse.jdt.core;
12
13 /**
14  * A factory that creates <code>IBuffer</code>s for openables.
15  * <p>
16  * This interface may be implemented by clients.
17  * </p>
18  * @since 2.0
19  * @deprecated Use {@link WorkingCopyOwner} instead
20  */
21 public interface IBufferFactory {
22
23     /**
24      * Creates a buffer for the given owner.
25      * The new buffer will be initialized with the contents of the owner
26      * if and only if it was not already initialized by the factory (a buffer is uninitialized if
27      * its content is <code>null</code>).
28      *
29      * @param owner the owner of the buffer
30      * @return the newly created buffer
31      * @see IBuffer
32      */
33     IBuffer createBuffer(IOpenable owner);
34 }
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