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package javax.ccpp;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;

/**
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 */
public abstract class ProfileFactory {

    private static ProfileFactory instance;

    public static ProfileFactory getInstance() {
        return instance;
    }

    public static void setInstance(ProfileFactory instance) {
        ProfileFactory.instance = instance;
    }

    public abstract Profile newProfile(HttpServletRequest request);

    public Profile newProfile(ProfileFragment[] profileFragments) {
        return newProfile(profileFragments, ValidationMode.VALIDATIONMODE_NONE);
    }

    public abstract Profile newProfile(ProfileFragment[] profileFragments, int validation);


}