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package javax.ccpp;

import java.io.InputStream;
import java.net.URL;

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

    private static ProfileFragmentFactory instance;

    public static ProfileFragmentFactory getInstance() {
        return instance;
    }

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

    public abstract ProfileFragment newProfileFragment(InputStream is);
    
    public abstract ProfileFragment newProfileFragment(String xmlConfigurationString);

    public abstract ProfileFragment newProfileFragment(URL url);
}