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08: *
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10: *
11: * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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16: *
17: * $Header:$
18: */
19: package org.apache.beehive.controls.spi.context;
20:
21: import org.apache.beehive.controls.api.bean.ControlBean;
22: import org.apache.beehive.controls.api.context.ControlBeanContext;
23:
24: /**
25: * The ControlBeanContextFactory defines a service provider interface for providing implementations
26: * of factories to create a {@link org.apache.beehive.controls.api.context.ControlBeanContext}
27: * object. This factory is <b>only</b> used to create ControlBeanContexts that are associated
28: * with a ControlBean instance; it is not used to create
29: * {@link org.apache.beehive.controls.api.context.ControlContainerContext} objects.
30: */
31: public interface ControlBeanContextFactory {
32:
33: /**
34: * Instantiate a {@link ControlBeanContext} object that will be associated with the
35: * provided {@link ControlBean}.
36: *
37: * @param controlBean
38: * @return the ControlBeanContext instance
39: */
40: public <T extends ControlBeanContext> T instantiate(
41: ControlBean controlBean);
42: }
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