01: /*
02: * The contents of this file are subject to the Sapient Public License
03: * Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
04: * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
05: * http://carbon.sf.net/License.html.
06: *
07: * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
08: * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for
09: * the specific language governing rights and limitations under the License.
10: *
11: * The Original Code is The Carbon Component Framework.
12: *
13: * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Sapient Corporation
14: *
15: * Copyright (C) 2003 Sapient Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
16: */
17:
18: package org.sape.carbon.core.component.factory;
19:
20: import org.sape.carbon.core.component.Component;
21:
22: /**
23: * <p>Interface for classes that can build components.</p>
24: *
25: * Copyright 2002 Sapient
26: * @since carbon 1.0
27: * @author Douglas Voet, January 2002
28: * @version $Revision: 1.7 $($Author: dvoet $ / $Date: 2003/05/05 21:21:12 $)
29: * @stereotype factory
30: */
31: public interface ComponentFactory {
32: /**
33: * <p>Builds the component specified by the name parameter.</p>
34: *
35: * @param logicalComponentName the component to build
36: * @return the Component referred to by the name parameter in the
37: * LifecycleStateEnum.STOPPED state
38: *
39: * @since carbon 1.0
40: */
41: Component getInstance(String logicalComponentName);
42: }
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