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package org.eclipse.help.browser;
/**
* Implementators of <code>org.eclipse.help.base.browser</code> extension
* points must provide implementation of this interface.
*
* @since 2.1
*/
public interface IBrowserFactory {
/**
* Checks whether the factory can work on the user system.
*
* @return false if the factory cannot work on this system; for example the
* required native browser required by browser adapters that it
* creates is not installed.
*/
public boolean isAvailable();
/**
* Obtains a new instance of a web browser.
*
* @return instance of IBrowser
*/
public IBrowser createBrowser();
}