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*/
/*
* Created on Sep 15, 2008
*/
package com.bigdata.btree.keys;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* A factory for objects that generate unsigned byte[] sort keys.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:thompsonbry@users.sourceforge.net">Bryan Thompson</a>
* @version $Id$
*
* @param <E>
* The generic type of the objects whose sort keys can be generated.
*/
public interface ISortKeyBuilderFactory<E> extends Serializable {
/**
* Return a thread-local instance (safe for use by a single thread only).
*/
public ISortKeyBuilder<E> newInstance();
}