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1 /*
2  * Copyright (C) 2003 Christian Cryder [christianc@granitepeaks.com]
3  *
4  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
6  * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
7  * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
8  *
9  * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
12  * Lesser General Public License for more details.
13  *
14  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
15  * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
16  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
17  *
18  * $Id: ReferenceFactory.java,v 1.2 2004/02/01 05:16:28 christianc Exp $
19  */
20 package org.enhydra.barracuda.plankton.data;
21
22 import java.lang.ref.*;
23
24 /**
25  * <p>This interface defines the methods needed to implement
26  * a ReferenceFactory. A ReferenceFactory's sole responsibility
27  * is to create an object and then return a reference to it. This
28  * is useful when you want to create SoftReferences, WeakReferences,
29  * etc.
30  */
31 public interface ReferenceFactory {
32
33     /**
34      * get a reference to an object
35      *
36      * @return a reference to an object
37      */
38     public Reference getObjectReference();
39 }
40
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