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1   /*
2    *  Copyright 2004 David C. Brown
3    *
4    *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5    *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6    *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
7    *
8    *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9    *
10   *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11   *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12   *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13   *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14   *  limitations under the License.
15   */
16  package net.sf.ashkay;
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20  /***
21   * ObjectFactory is the factory for creating objects used by the ObjectCache.
22   * Implementations of ObjectFactories will need to exist for each type of object
23   * to be cached.
24   *
25   * @see net.sf.ashkay.ObjectCache
26   * @author <a href="mailto:bangroot@users.sf.net">Dave Brown</a>
27   */
28  public interface ObjectFactory {
29      Object createObjectFor(Object key, Object data) throws net.sf.ashkay.CreationException;
30  }