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cvs commit: avalon-phoenix/src/java/org/apache/avalon/phoenix/containerkit/creator ContainerFactory.java
donaldp 2003/04/05 19:12:31
Added: src/java/org/apache/avalon/phoenix/containerkit/creator
ContainerFactory.java
Log:
Initial cut at interface via which containers can be created
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1.1 avalon-phoenix/src/java/org/apache/avalon/phoenix/containerkit/creator/ContainerFactory.java
Index: ContainerFactory.java
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/*
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package org.apache.avalon.phoenix.containerkit.creator;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* This defines the interface via which containers are created.
* The notion of container is suitable vague to allow arbitary
* objects to be created as containers - not necessarily related
* to Avalon containers in anyway.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:peter at realityforge.org">Peter Donald</a>
* @version $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2003/04/06 03:12:30 $
*/
public interface ContainerFactory
{
/**
* Create an instance of container using specified input data.
*
* @param data the initial config data for container
* @return the newly created container
* @throws Exception if unable to create a container
*/
Object create( Map data )
throws Exception;
/**
* Destroy a container created with this factory.
*
* @param container the container
* @throws Exception if unable to destroy container
*/
void destroy( Object container )
throws Exception;
}
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