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package org.waveprotocol.wave.model.document.util;
import org.waveprotocol.wave.model.document.DocumentFactory;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* A document provider implements the following mechanisms for obtaining a
* document:
* <ul>
* <li>{@link #create(String, Map) constructing};</li>
* <li>{@link #parse(String) parsing}; and</li>
* </ul>
*
* @param <D> document type produced
*/
public interface DocumentProvider<D> extends DocumentFactory<D> {
/**
* Creates a document by parsing XML text.
*
* @param text XML text to parse
* @return new document constructed from {@code text}.
*/
D parse(String text);
}