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package org.apache.wicket;
import java.util.Locale;
import org.apache.wicket.request.resource.IResource;
/**
* A factory which creates resources for a given specification string. The format of the
* specification string is determined by the resource factory subclass. If the resource factory
* produced button images, the specification might include settings relevant to buttons such as the
* width, height and color of the button, as well as the text to draw on the button.
*
* @see org.apache.wicket.markup.html.image.resource.LocalizedImageResource
* @author Jonathan Locke
*/
public interface IResourceFactory
{
/**
* @param specification
* The resource specification string
* @param locale
* The locale for the resource
* @param style
* The style of the resource (see {@link org.apache.wicket.Session})
* @param variation
* The component's variation
* @return The resource
*/
IResource newResource(final String specification, final Locale locale, final String style,
final String variation);
}