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package org.apache.axiom.mime;

import java.io.OutputStream;

/**
 * Factory for {@link MultipartWriter} instances.
 */
public interface MultipartWriterFactory {
    /**
     * Create a new {@link MultipartWriter} instance that writes a MIME multipart package to a given
     * output stream.
     * 
     * @param out
     *            The output stream to write the MIME package to.
     * @param boundary
     *            The MIME boundary to use. The value should not include the leading dashes, i.e. it
     *            is the same value as used in the <tt>boundary</tt> content type parameter.
     * @return the writer instance
     */
    MultipartWriter createMultipartWriter(OutputStream out, String boundary);
}