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package org.apache.cocoon.woody.formmodel;
import org.w3c.dom.Element;
/**
* Interface for classes that can build widgets from an XML description.
*
* <p>These builder classes should be thread safe, only a single instance of them
* will be created.
*
* <p>Implementations may implement Avalon's Composable interface to gain access
* to other components.
*
* @version CVS $Id$
*/
public interface WidgetDefinitionBuilder {
public WidgetDefinition buildWidgetDefinition(Element widgetElement) throws Exception;
}