package prefuse.render;
import prefuse.visual.VisualItem;
/**
* The RendererFactory is responsible for providing the proper Renderer
* instance for drawing a given VisualItem.
*
* @author <a href="http://jheer.org">jeffrey heer</a>
*/
public interface RendererFactory {
/**
* Return a Renderer instance to draw the given VisualItem.
* @param item the item for which to retrieve the renderer
* @return the Renderer for the given VisualItem
*/
public Renderer getRenderer(VisualItem item);
} // end of interface RendererFactory