/*
* Copyright (C) 2010 Brockmann Consult GmbH (info@brockmann-consult.de)
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
* Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
* any later version.
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
* ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
* more details.
*
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*/
package com.bc.ceres.core;
/**
* A factory providing runtime extensions for a given object.
*
* @author Norman Fomferra
* @version $Revision$ $Date$
*/
public interface ExtensionFactory {
/**
* Gets an instance of an extension type for the specified object.
*
* @param object The object.
* @param extensionType The type of the requested extension.
* @return The extension instance, or {@code null} if the given object is not extensible by this factory.
*/
Object getExtension(Object object, Class<?> extensionType);
/**
* @return The array of extension types supported by this factory.
*/
Class<?>[] getExtensionTypes();
}