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08: *
09: * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
10: *
11: * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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16: */package org.apache.jetspeed.serializer;
17:
18: /**
19: * Jetspeed Serializer Factory
20: *
21: * <p>Interface for creating serializers. Serializer keep some state so they should be recreated as needed
22: * We will revisit this class in the refactoring in 2.2 as Im not really sure why we need a primary and secondary class
23: * but I think its related to the dependencies fixed in these issues, see:
24: * http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JS2-771 and http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JS2-770
25: * </p>
26: */
27: public interface JetspeedSerializerFactory {
28:
29: /** Create basic Jetspeed Serializer */
30: public final static String PRIMARY = "primary";
31: /** Create a secondary Jetspeed Serializer (registry data) */
32: public final static String SECONDARY = "secondary";
33:
34: /**
35: * Create a Jetspeed Serializer of one of the two supported types
36: * @param serializerType eithe PRIMARY OR SECONDARY
37: * @return
38: */
39: public JetspeedSerializer create(String serializerType);
40:
41: }
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