IParameterFactory.java

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 * Copyright (c) 2012 Pivotal Software, Inc.
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 *     Pivotal Software, Inc. - initial API and implementation
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package org.springsource.ide.eclipse.commons.frameworks.core.internal.commands;

/**
 * Allows specific domains to implement their own parameter instance factory that gets invoked by
 * the command framework.
 * @author Nieraj Singh
 */
public interface IParameterFactory {
	
	/**
	 * Given a parameter descriptor, generate a parameter instance. This method is typically called by the framework so clients
	 * only need to make sure that their descriptor adapts to their factory for the generic command framework to invoke the factory.
	 * 
	 * @param descriptor
	 * @return command parameter instance corresponding to the descriptor
	 */
	public ICommandParameter getParameter(ICommandParameterDescriptor descriptor);

}