tapestry-core/src/main/java/org/apache/tapestry5/services/AssetFactory.java

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package org.apache.tapestry5.services;

import org.apache.tapestry5.Asset;
import org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.Resource;

/**
 * Used by {@link AssetSource} to create new {@link Asset}s as needed.
 *
 * @see org.apache.tapestry5.services.AssetSource
 */
public interface AssetFactory
{
    /**
     * Returns the Resource representing the root folder of the domain this factory is responsible for.
     */
    Resource getRootResource();

    Asset createAsset(Resource resource);
}