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1 /***
2  * FractalGUI: a graphical tool to edit Fractal component configurations.
3  * Copyright (C) 2003 France Telecom R&D
4  *
5  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
6  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
7  * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
8  * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
9  *
10  * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
13  * Lesser General Public License for more details.
14  *
15  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
16  * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
17  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
18  *
19  * Contact: fractal@objectweb.org
20  *
21  * Authors: Eric Bruneton, Patrice Fauvel
22  */
23
24 package org.objectweb.fractal.gui.model;
25
26 /**
27  * A factory to create components and interfaces.
28  */
29
30 public interface Factory {
31
32   /**
33    * Creates a new component.
34    *
35    * @return a newly created component.
36    */
37
38   Component createComponent ();
39
40   /**
41    * Creates a slave component.
42    *
43    * @param component a master component.
44    * @return a newly created slave component of the given master component.
45    */
46
47   Component createComponent (Component component);
48
49   /**
50    * Creates a new external client interface.
51    *
52    * @param owner a component.
53    * @return a newly created external client interface for the given component.
54    */
55
56   ClientInterface createClientInterface (Component owner);
57
58   /**
59    * Creates a new external server interface.
60    *
61    * @param owner a component.
62    * @return a newly created external server interface for the given component.
63    */
64
65   ServerInterface createServerInterface (Component owner);
66 }
67
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