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package org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.fonts.registry;
/**
* An abstract method to load font metrics.
* <p/>
* Implementations of this class fully manage the creation of resources and should make sure that no unneccessary
* metrics are loaded.
*
* @author Thomas Morgner
*/
public interface FontMetricsFactory {
/**
* Loads the font metrics for the font identified by the given identifier.
*
* @param identifier
* @param context
* @return
*/
public FontMetrics createMetrics( final FontIdentifier identifier,
final FontContext context );
}