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package org.apache.tapestry.enhance;

/**
 *  An interface defining the factory for creation of new objects representing 
 *  an enhanced class. This object is used essentially as a singleton -- there is
 *  typically only one instance of it in the system. Common functionality, such as
 *  caches, can be stored here.
 * 
 *  @author Mindbridge
 *  @version $Id$
 *  @since 3.0
 */
public interface IEnhancedClassFactory
{
    void reset();
    IEnhancedClass createEnhancedClass(String className, Class parentClass);
}