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package org.apache.ant.antunit;

import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;

/** 
 * Provides project instances for AntUnit execution.
 * <p>The approach to creates a project depends on the context.  When invoked from an 
 * ant project, some elements might be intialized from the parent project.  When
 * executed in a junit runner, a brand new project must be initialized.</p>
 * <p>The AntScriptRunner will usually create multiple project in order to provide test isolation.</p>
 * @since 1.2
 */
public interface ProjectFactory {
    
    /**
     * Creates a new project instance and configures it according to the execution context.
     * @throws BuildException The project can not be created (probably parsed)
     * @return a new project
     */
    Project createProject() throws BuildException;

}