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* Created on 8 mai 2006
*
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package net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.runtime.preferences;
/**
* Factory for all the preferences package objects
*
* @author Herlin
*
*/
public interface IPreferencesFactory {
/**
* @return the instance of the preferences manager
*/
IPreferencesManager getPreferencesManager();
/**
* Return a new instance, not initialized, of a preferences information structure for the
* specified preferences manager.
* @param prefencesManager a instance of a preferences manager
*/
IPreferences newPreferences(IPreferencesManager prefencesManager);
}