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package org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core;
/**
* A factory that creates <code>IBuffer</code>s for openables.
* <p>
* This interface may be implemented by clients.
* </p>
* @deprecated Use {@link WorkingCopyOwner} instead
*
* Provisional API: This class/interface is part of an interim API that is still under development and expected to
* change significantly before reaching stability. It is being made available at this early stage to solicit feedback
* from pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API will almost certainly be broken
* (repeatedly) as the API evolves.
*/
public interface IBufferFactory {
/**
* Creates a buffer for the given owner.
* The new buffer will be initialized with the contents of the owner
* if and only if it was not already initialized by the factory (a buffer is uninitialized if
* its content is <code>null</code>).
*
* @param owner the owner of the buffer
* @return the newly created buffer
* @see IBuffer
*/
IBuffer createBuffer(IOpenable owner);
}