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| package org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.core.factory; |
| |
| import org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.internal.UsageInformation; |
| import org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.internal.UsageCategory; |
| |
| /** |
| * Factory which is responsible to provide factories which are used by the framework. |
| * An implementation should provide the possibility to use custom factory implementations. |
| * |
| * @since 1.x.1 |
| */ |
| @UsageInformation(UsageCategory.API) |
| public interface FactoryFinder |
| { |
| /** |
| * Resolves a cached factory for the given factory name. |
| * |
| * @param factoryName The name of the factory we want to retrieve. |
| * @param targetClass The class type the factory needs to be casted to. |
| * @param <T> generic type parameter |
| * @return Factory instance, can never be null. |
| */ |
| <T> T getFactory(FactoryNames factoryName, Class<T> targetClass); |
| } |