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package com.google.enterprise.connector.pusher;
/**
* Interface for a factory that creates {@link Pusher} instances for use by a
* {@link com.google.enterprise.connector.traversal.Traverser Traverser}.
*/
public interface PusherFactory {
/**
* Create a new {@link Pusher} instance appropriate for the supplied
* dataSource.
*
* @param dataSource a data source for a {@code Feed}, typically the name
* of a connector instance.
* @return a {@link Pusher}
* @throws PushException if no {@link Pusher} is assigned to the
* {@code dataSource}.
*/
public Pusher newPusher(String dataSource) throws PushException;
}