PropertySetFactory.java

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package net.enilink.composition.properties;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;

/**
 * Internal interface to create {@link PropertySet} objects.
 */
public interface PropertySetFactory {
	/**
	 * Create a property set for the given <code>bean</code> and property
	 * <code>uri</code>.
	 * 
	 * @param bean
	 *            Subject of the property set.
	 * @param uri
	 *            The property's URI.
	 * @param elementType
	 *            The element type.
	 * @param annotations
	 *            Annotations to control the behaviour of the underlying
	 *            property set.
	 * @param <E>
	 *            The element type.
	 * 
	 * @return A property set for the given <code>bean</code> and property
	 *         <code>uri</code>.
	 */
	<E> PropertySet<E> createPropertySet(Object bean, String uri,
			Class<E> elementType, Annotation... annotations);
}