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18: ****************************************************************/package org.apache.james.jspf.parser;
19:
20: import org.apache.james.jspf.core.exceptions.PermErrorException;
21: import org.apache.james.jspf.terms.Configuration;
22:
23: import java.util.Collection;
24:
25: /**
26: * A TermsFactory define the list of known TermDefinition and create new Terms
27: * based on its own Definition and a Configuration
28: */
29: public interface TermsFactory {
30:
31: /**
32: * Create a new term starting from the TermDefinition created by this factory
33: *
34: * @param klass the TermDefinition.getTermDef (returned by this factory)
35: * @param subres (the configuration)
36: * @return the generated object
37: * @throws PermErrorException if something goes wrong
38: * @throws InstantiationException
39: */
40: public Object createTerm(Class klass, Configuration subres)
41: throws PermErrorException, InstantiationException;
42:
43: /**
44: * Return the collection of known Mechanisms
45: *
46: * @return a Collection of TermDefinition
47: */
48: public Collection getMechanismsCollection();
49:
50: /**
51: * Return the collection of known Modifiers
52: *
53: * @return a Collection of TermDefinition
54: */
55: public Collection getModifiersCollection();
56:
57: }
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