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    1   package org.apache.turbine.services.assemblerbroker.util;
    2
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    23
    24  import org.apache.turbine.modules.Assembler;
    25  import org.apache.turbine.modules.Loader;
    26
    27  /**
    28   * Interface for AssemblerFactory's
    29   *
    30   * @author <a href="mailto:leon@opticode.co.za">Leon Messerschmidt</a>
    31   * @param <T> the specialized assembler type
    32   */
    33  public interface AssemblerFactory<T extends Assembler> extends Loader<T>
    34  {
    35      /**
    36       * Get the loader for this type of assembler
    37       *
    38       * @return a Loader
    39       */
    40      Loader<T> getLoader();
    41
    42      /**
    43       * Get the class of this assembler
    44       *
    45       * @return a class
    46       */
    47      Class<T> getManagedClass();
    48  }