1 package org.codehaus.plexus.component.factory;
2
3 /*
4 * Copyright 2001-2006 Codehaus Foundation.
5 *
6 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
7 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
8 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
9 *
10 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
11 *
12 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
13 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
14 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
15 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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17 */
18
19 import org.codehaus.plexus.PlexusContainer;
20 import org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.ClassRealm;
21 import org.codehaus.plexus.component.repository.ComponentDescriptor;
22
23 /** A <code>ServiceFactory</code> is responsible for instantiating a component.
24 *
25 * @author Jason van Zyl
26 * @author <a href="mailto:michal@codehaus.org">Michal Maczka</a>
27 *
28 * @version $Id$
29 */
30 public interface ComponentFactory {
31 /** Component role. */
32 static String ROLE = ComponentFactory.class.getName();
33
34 String getId();
35
36 Object newInstance(ComponentDescriptor componentDescriptor, ClassRealm classRealm, PlexusContainer container)
37 throws ComponentInstantiationException;
38 }