Factory.java

/*
This file is part of leafdigital leafChat.

leafChat is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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leafChat is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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Copyright 2011 Samuel Marshall.
*/
package leafchat.core.api;

/** Implement this in factory classes */
public interface Factory
{
	/**
	 * Requests factory to create a new object implementing the given interface.
	 * (If a factory only implements one interface, it can ignore the parameter.)
	 * @param objectInterface Interface desired
	 * @return New object
	 * @throws GeneralException Factory may throw this exception if necessary
	 */
	public<C extends FactoryObject> C newInstance(Class<C> objectInterface)
		throws GeneralException;
}