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| |
| package org.apache.vinci.transport; |
| |
| /** |
| * Interface for implementing factories which instantiate Transportable objects, as required by |
| * VinciServer & VinciClient classes. These base client/server classes allow "pluggable document |
| * models" to support optimizing the trade-off of performance vs. document model expressiveness. |
| * This is supported by allowing the programmer provide a factory to generate the desired document |
| * type. |
| */ |
| public interface TransportableFactory { |
| /** |
| * Creates a new (empty) document of the desired type. |
| * |
| * @return The new document. |
| */ |
| Transportable makeTransportable(); |
| } |