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package org.jbpm.services.api.query;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* Factory for query param builders that can be constructed based on:
* <ul>
* <li>identifier</li>
* <li>set of parameters - key value pairs</li>
* </ul>
*/
public interface QueryParamBuilderFactory {
/**
* Determines if this factory can build instances with given identifier
* @param identifier identifier of the query param builder
* @return returns true if is capable of building instances with given identifier otherwise false
*/
boolean accept(String identifier);
/**
* Returns new QueryParamBuilder instance constructed with given parameters
* @param parameters parameters to be used to construct query param builder instance
* @return fully built instance of QueryParamBuilder
*/
QueryParamBuilder<?> newInstance(Map<String, Object> parameters);
}