SAMLObjectBuilder.java

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package org.opensaml.common;

import org.opensaml.xml.XMLObjectBuilder;

/**
 * Builder for SAMLObjects.
 *
 * @param <SAMLObjectType> the type of SAMLObject being built
 */
public interface SAMLObjectBuilder<SAMLObjectType extends SAMLObject> extends XMLObjectBuilder<SAMLObjectType> {

    /**
     * Builds a SAMLObject using the default name and namespace information provided SAML specifications.
     * 
     * @return built SAMLObject
     */
    public abstract SAMLObjectType buildObject();
}