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1 /*===========================================================================
2
3 ObjectWeb Naming Context Framework
4 Copyright (C) 2002 USTL - LIFL - GOAL
5 Contact: architecture@objectweb.org
6
7 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
8 modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
9 License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
10 version 2.1 of the License, or any later version.
11
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14 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
15 Lesser General Public License for more details.
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18 License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
19 Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
20 USA
21
22 Initial developer(s): Philippe Merle, Jerome Moroy.
23 Contributor(s): ______________________________________.
24
25 ===========================================================================*/
26
27 package org.objectweb.util.browser.core.api;
28
29 import org.objectweb.util.browser.api.Context;
30
31 /**
32  * Standard interface for {@link Context Context} factories.
33  *
34  *
35  * @author <a HREF="mailto:Philippe.Merle@lifl.fr">Philippe Merle</a>
36  * @version 0.1
37  *
38  * Note: This is strongly inspired from the Jonathan naming context framework
39  * initially developped by Bruno Dumant.
40  */
41 public interface ContextFactory {
42
43     /**
44      * The standard name of this interface to use
45      * in the context of the Fractal framework.
46      */
47     static final String JavaDoc CONTEXT_FACTORY = ContextFactory.class.getName();
48
49     /**
50      * Creates a new {@link Context Context}.
51      *
52      * @return The created {@link Context Context}.
53      */
54     public Context newOWContext(Object JavaDoc object);
55
56 }
57
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