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package org.apache.cocoon.portal.event;
import org.apache.avalon.framework.component.Component;
import org.apache.avalon.framework.thread.ThreadSafe;
import org.apache.cocoon.portal.PortalService;
/**
* Interface to be implemented to create Event factories.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:rgoers@apache.org">Ralph Goers</a>
* @version SVN $Id: $
*/
public interface ConvertableEventFactory extends Component, ThreadSafe {
String ROLE = ConvertableEventFactory.class.getName();
/**
* Create an instance of the event
* @param service The PortalService
* @param eventData The marshalled data for this event.
* @return an instance of the event
*/
ConvertableEvent createEvent(PortalService service, String eventData);
}