URLFactory.java

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package org.apache.cocoon.components.url;

import org.apache.avalon.framework.component.Component;

import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;

/**
 * @deprecated by the new source resolving of avalon excalibur
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:giacomo@apache.org">Giacomo Pati</a>
 * @version CVS $Id$
 */
public interface URLFactory extends Component {

    String ROLE = "org.apache.cocoon.components.url.URLFactory";
    /**
     * Get an URL
     */
    URL getURL(String location) throws MalformedURLException;
    URL getURL(URL base, String location) throws MalformedURLException;
}