01: /*
02: * Copyright (C) 2006 Methodhead Software LLC. All rights reserved.
03: *
04: * This file is part of TransferCM.
05: *
06: * TransferCM is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
07: * terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
08: * Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
09: * version.
10: *
11: * TransferCM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
12: * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
13: * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
14: * details.
15: *
16: * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
17: * TransferCM; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St,
18: * Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
19: */
20:
21: package com.methodhead.persistable;
22:
23: /**
24: * A factory that can create new {@link com.methodhead.persistable.Key Keys}.
25: * This factory is used by {@link
26: * com.methodhead.persistable.KeyedPersistable#loadAll
27: * KeyedPersistable.loadAll()} to create keys for loaded objects.
28: */
29: public interface KeyFactory {
30:
31: // constructors /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
32:
33: // methods //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
34:
35: /**
36: * Returns a new key.
37: */
38: public Key newInstance();
39: }
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