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/* $Id$ */

package org.apache.fop.fonts;

import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configuration;

import org.apache.fop.apps.FOPException;
import org.apache.fop.events.EventProducer;

/**
 * An interface for font configuration information.
 */
public interface FontConfig {

    /**
     * An interface for parsing font configuration information.
     */
    public interface FontConfigParser {

        /**
         * Parse the font configuration and return an object containing all the necessary data.
         *
         * @param cfg the configuration object
         * @param fontManager the font manager
         * @param strict whether or not to enforce strict validation
         * @param eventProducer the event producer for handling font events
         * @return the configuration object
         * @throws FOPException if an error occurs creating the font configuration object
         */
        FontConfig parse(Configuration cfg, FontManager fontManager, boolean strict,
                EventProducer eventProducer) throws FOPException;
    }
}