ElementFactory.java

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package org.kie.workbench.common.stunner.core.factory.graph;

import org.kie.workbench.common.stunner.core.factory.Factory;
import org.kie.workbench.common.stunner.core.graph.Element;
import org.kie.workbench.common.stunner.core.graph.content.definition.Definition;

/**
 * Factory for different types of graph elements, such as nodes or edges.
 * The <code>identifier</code> argument for <code>build</code> method
 * corresponds with the UUID of the resulting element.
 */
public interface ElementFactory<C, D extends Definition<C>, T extends Element<D>>
        extends Factory<C> {

    Class<? extends ElementFactory> getFactoryType();

    T build(final String uuid,
            final C definition);
}