cayenne-server/src/main/java/org/apache/cayenne/configuration/ObjectContextFactory.java

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package org.apache.cayenne.configuration;

import org.apache.cayenne.DataChannel;
import org.apache.cayenne.ObjectContext;

/**
 * A factory for regular and nested contexts.
 * 
 * @since 3.1
 */
public interface ObjectContextFactory {

    /**
     * Creates an ObjectContext attached to a default DataChannel.
     */
    ObjectContext createContext();

    /**
     * Creates an ObjectContext attached to a provided channel. This is often used for
     * nested context creation.
     */
    ObjectContext createContext(DataChannel parent);
}