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package org.apache.cocoon.forms.binding;
import org.apache.excalibur.source.Source;
import org.w3c.dom.Element;
/**
* BindingManager declares the factory method that produces actual Bindings.
*
* @version $Id$
*/
public interface BindingManager {
/**
* Avalon Role for this service interface.
*/
String ROLE = BindingManager.class.getName();
/**
* Constant matching the namespace used for the Binding config files.
*/
String NAMESPACE = "http://apache.org/cocoon/forms/1.0#binding";
/**
* Creates a binding from the XML config found at source parameter.
* The binding will be cached.
*/
Binding createBinding(Source bindingFile) throws BindingException;
/**
* Creates a binding from the XML config found at bindingURI parameter.
* The binding will be cached.
*/
Binding createBinding(String bindingURI) throws BindingException;
/**
* Creates a binding from the XML config that is supplied as a DOM tree.
*
* <p>The specified element must be a fb:context element.</p>
*
* <p>The binding will <b>not</b> be cached.</p>
*/
Binding createBinding(Element bindingElement) throws BindingException;
}