RELEASE_2_1_13/src/deprecated/java/org/apache/cocoon/components/source/SourceFactory.java

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package org.apache.cocoon.components.source;

import org.apache.avalon.framework.thread.ThreadSafe;
import org.apache.cocoon.ProcessingException;
import org.apache.cocoon.environment.Environment;
import org.apache.cocoon.environment.Source;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;

/**
 * @deprecated by the Avalon Exalibur Source Resolving
 * @author <a href="mailto:cziegeler@apache.org">Carsten Ziegeler</a>
 * @version CVS $Id$
 */
public interface SourceFactory extends ThreadSafe {

    /**
     * Get a <code>Source</code> object.
     * @param environment This is optional.
     */
    Source getSource(Environment environment, String location)
    throws ProcessingException, MalformedURLException, IOException;

    /**
     * Get a <code>Source</code> object.
     * @param environment This is optional.
     */
    Source getSource(Environment environment, URL base, String location)
    throws ProcessingException, MalformedURLException, IOException;
}