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* Copyright (c) 2008, 2010 VMware Inc.
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*
* Contributors:
* VMware Inc. - initial contribution
*******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.install.environment;
import org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.install.artifact.InstallArtifact;
/**
* {@link InstallEnvironmentFactory} is used to create {@link InstallEnvironment InstallEnvironments}.
* <p />
*
* <strong>Concurrent Semantics</strong><br />
*
* Implementations of this interface must be thread safe.
*
*/
public interface InstallEnvironmentFactory {
/**
* Returns a new {@link InstallEnvironment}.
*
* @param installArtifact the root {@link InstallArtifact} being installed
* @return an <code>InstallEnvironment</code>
*/
InstallEnvironment createInstallEnvironment(InstallArtifact installArtifact);
}