    001    /* ========================================================================
    002     * JCommon : a free general purpose class library for the Java(tm) platform
    003     * ========================================================================
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    026     *
    027     * ------------------
    028     * ObjectFactory.java
    029     * ------------------
    030     * (C) Copyright 2003-2005, by Thomas Morgner and Contributors.
    031     *
    032     * Original Author:  Thomas Morgner;
    033     * Contributor(s):   David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
    034     *
    035     * $Id: ObjectFactory.java,v 1.3 2005/10/18 13:33:53 mungady Exp $
    036     *
    037     * Changes
    038     * -------
    039     * 22-Nov-2003 : Version 1 (TM);
    040     *
    041     */
    042
    043    package org.jfree.xml.util;
    044
    045    /**
    046     * An object factory.
    047     */
    048    public interface ObjectFactory {
    049
    050        /**
    051         * Returns the generic factory for the given class or null, if there is
    052         * no handler for this class. The factory will be reinitialized using
    053         * getInstance().
    054         *
    055         * @param c the class for which we need a producer
    056         * @return the factory for this class
    057         */
    058        public GenericObjectFactory getFactoryForClass(Class c);
    059
    060        /**
    061         * Checks, whether a generic handler exists for the given class. This does
    062         * not check, whether an mapping exists.
    063         *
    064         * @param c the class for which to check
    065         * @return true, if an generic handler is defined, false otherwise.
    066         */
    067        public boolean isGenericHandler(Class c);
    068
    069        /**
    070         * Returns the multiplex definition for the given class, or null, if no
    071         * such definition exists.
    072         *
    073         * @param c the class for which to check the existence of the multiplexer
    074         * @return the multiplexer for the class, or null if no multiplexer exists.
    075         */
    076        public MultiplexMappingDefinition getMultiplexDefinition(Class c);
    077
    078        /**
    079         * Returns the manual mapping definition for the given class, or null, if
    080         * not manual definition exists.
    081         *
    082         * @param c the class for which to check the existence of the definition
    083         * @return the manual mapping definition or null.
    084         */
    085        public ManualMappingDefinition getManualMappingDefinition(Class c);
    086
    087    }