    001package org.apache.turbine.om;
    002
    003
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    022
    023
    024/**
    025 * A factory that can provide retrievers
    026 *
    027 * @author <a href="mailto:jmcnally@collab.net">John D. McNally</a>
    028 * @version $Id: RetrieverFactory.java 1706239 2015-10-01 13:18:35Z tv $
    029 */
    030public interface RetrieverFactory
    031{
    032    /**
    033     * Gets an object capable of retrieving objects of type "className"
    034     *
    035     * @param className the class name of the {@link Retriever} implementation
    036     * @return the {@link Retriever} instance
    037     * @throws Exception if the instance could not be provided
    038     */
    039    Retriever getInstance(String className)
    040        throws Exception;
    041}