RELEASE_2_1_13/src/blocks/woody/java/org/apache/cocoon/woody/datatype/convertor/ConvertorBuilder.java

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package org.apache.cocoon.woody.datatype.convertor;

import org.w3c.dom.Element;

/**
 * Interface to be implemented by components that can build a Convertor
 * based on a XML configuration (supplied as DOM Element).
 *
 * <p>The element will (should)
 * always have the local name "convertor" and the woody definition namespace,
 * but attributes and content of the element can vary depending on the
 * ConvertorBuilder implementation.
 *
 * @version CVS $Id$
 */
public interface ConvertorBuilder {
    /**
     * @param configElement is allowed to be null!
     */
    Convertor build(Element configElement) throws Exception;
}