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package org.apache.synapse.config.xml;
import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
import org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement;
import org.apache.synapse.Startup;
/**
* Defines the factories which builds startups
*/
public interface StartupFactory {
/**
* Create (build from OM) from the specified OMElement
*
* @param elem
* OMELement describing the Startup
* @return Startup build from the given element
*/
public Startup createStartup(OMElement elem);
/**
* Get the tag QName of the element
*
* @return QName of the element
*/
public QName getTagQName();
/**
* Get the Serializer class for this factory
*
* @return Class defining the serialization of the startup
*/
public Class<? extends StartupSerializer> getSerializerClass();
}