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package org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.fonts.registry;
import org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.fonts.cache.FontCache;
/**
* Creation-Date: 16.12.2005, 20:11:11
*
* @author Thomas Morgner
*/
public interface FontRegistry {
public void initialize();
public FontCache getSecondLevelCache();
/**
* Tries to find a font family with the given name, looking through all alternative font names if neccessary.
*
* @param name
* @return the font family or null, if there is no such family.
*/
public FontFamily getFontFamily( String name );
public String[] getRegisteredFamilies();
public String[] getAllRegisteredFamilies();
/**
* Creates a new font metrics factory. That factory is specific to a certain font registry and is not required to
* handle font records from foreign font registries.
* <p/>
* A font metrics factory should never be used on its own. It should be embedded into and used by a FontStorage
* implementation.
*
* @return
*/
public FontMetricsFactory createMetricsFactory();
}