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package org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.boot;
public interface ObjectFactory {
/**
* Retrieves an instance of a Pentaho BI Server API interface using the simple interface name (interfaceClass name
* without the package) as the object key. If an appropriate implementation does not exist the factory implementation
* should create it.
*
* @param interfaceClass the type of object to retrieve (retrieved object will be returned as this type)
* @return the implementation object typed to interfaceClass, never null.
* @throws ObjectFactoryException if the object is undefined.
*/
public <T> T get( Class<T> interfaceClass );
/**
* Retrieves an instance of a Pentaho BI Server API interface by the given object key. If an appropriate
* implementation does not exist the factory implementation should create it.
*
* @param interfaceClass the type of object to retrieve (retrieved object will be returned as this type)
* @param key the object identifier, typically the interface name
* @return the implementation object typed to interfaceClass, never null.
* @throws ObjectFactoryException if the object is undefined.
*/
public <T> T get( Class<T> interfaceClass, String key );
}