/**
* Copyright 2009 Google Inc.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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*
*/
package org.waveprotocol.wave.model.document;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* A factory for creating a document by specifying its only
* immutable component, the document element. (Though the attributes of
* the document element of course can change later).
*
* @param <D> document type produced by this builder
*/
public interface DocumentFactory<D> {
/**
* Creates a document, with a specified document element.
*
* @param tagName tag name for the document element
* @param attributes attributes for the document element
* @return new document.
*/
D create(String tagName, Map<String, String> attributes);
}