/*
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*/
package com.servoy.extension.parser;
import java.io.File;
/**
* Holds a pool of EXPParsers. It can create or give an existing parser for a file.
* @author acostescu
*/
public interface IEXPParserPool
{
/**
* If it is called the first time with this file argument, it creates an EXPParser for the file.
* Otherwise, it just returns the previously created parser for that file.
* @param f the file that needs a parser.
* @return the parser, new or old.
*/
EXPParser getOrCreateParser(File f);
}