/*
* Geotoolkit - An Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
* http://www.geotoolkit.org
*
* (C) 2012, Geomatys
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
* version 2.1 of the License.
*
* This library 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
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*/
package org.geotoolkit.storage.coverage;
import org.geotoolkit.storage.DataStoreFactory;
/**
* Factory used to construct a CoverageStore from a set of parameters.
*
* <h2>Implementation Notes</h2>
* <p>
* An instance of this interface should exist for all data stores which want to
* take advantage of the dynamic plug-in system. In addition to implementing
* this factory interface each CoverageStore implementation should have a services file:
* </p>
*
* <p>
* <code>META-INF/services/org.geotoolkit.storage.DataStoreFactory</code>
* </p>
*
* <p>
* The file should contain a single line which gives the full name of the
* implementing class.
* </p>
*
* <p>
* example:<br/><code>e.g.
* org.geotoolkit.data.mytype.MyTypeDataSourceFacotry</code>
* </p>
*
* <p>
* The factories are never called directly by client code, instead the
* CoverageStoreFinder class is used.
* </p>
*
* @author Johann Sorel (Geomatys)
*/
public interface CoverageStoreFactory extends DataStoreFactory {
}