StubDescriptorFactory.java

package com.epam.wilma.stubconfig;
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import java.io.InputStream;

import com.epam.wilma.domain.stubconfig.StubDescriptor;

/**
 * Access point to the stub-configuration module. This interface is used to build up the object model of a {@link StubDescriptor}
 * based on an {@link InputStream}.
 * @author Marton_Sereg
 *
 */
public interface StubDescriptorFactory {

    /**
     * Loads the stub descriptor from an {@link InputStream}.
     * @param inputStream the stream that contains the stub descriptor.
     * @return the newly built {@link StubDescriptor}
     */
    StubDescriptor buildStubDescriptor(InputStream inputStream);

}