IsNewStrategyFactory.java

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package org.springframework.data.support;

/**
 * Factory interface to create {@link IsNewStrategy} instances for a given class.
 * 
 * @author Oliver Gierke
 * @since 1.5
 */
public interface IsNewStrategyFactory {

	/**
	 * Returns the {@link IsNewStrategy} to be used for the given type.
	 * 
	 * @param type must not be {@literal null}.
	 * @return the {@link IsNewStrategy} to be used for the given type, will never be {@literal null}.
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException in case no {@link IsNewStrategy} could be determined.
	 */
	IsNewStrategy getIsNewStrategy(Class<?> type);
}