    001package org.apache.turbine.services.assemblerbroker.util;
    002
    003
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    022
    023
    024import org.apache.turbine.modules.Assembler;
    025import org.apache.turbine.modules.Loader;
    026
    027/**
    028 * Interface for AssemblerFactory's
    029 *
    030 * @author <a href="mailto:leon@opticode.co.za">Leon Messerschmidt</a>
    031 * @param <T> the specialized assembler type
    032 */
    033public interface AssemblerFactory<T extends Assembler> extends Loader<T>
    034{
    035    /**
    036     * Get the loader for this type of assembler
    037     *
    038     * @return a Loader
    039     */
    040    Loader<T> getLoader();
    041
    042    /**
    043     * Get the class of this assembler
    044     *
    045     * @return a class
    046     */
    047    Class<T> getManagedClass();
    048}