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* Copyright 2011-2017 Asakusa Framework Team.
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package com.asakusafw.testdriver.core;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* An abstract factory class of {@link DifferenceSink}.
* @since 0.2.3
*/
public abstract class DifferenceSinkFactory {
/**
* Creates a new sink.
* @param <T> type of data model
* @param definition the data model definition
* @param context the current testing context
* @return the created object
* @throws IOException if failed to create a sink object
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if some parameters were {@code null}
*/
public abstract <T> DifferenceSink createSink(
DataModelDefinition<T> definition,
TestContext context) throws IOException;
}