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package com.sun.enterprise.tools.jsfext.component.factory;

import com.sun.enterprise.tools.jsfext.layout.descriptor.LayoutComponent;

import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;


/**
 *  <p>	This interface must be implemented by all UIComponent factories.
 *	This enabled UIComponents to be created via a consistent interface.
 *	This is critical to classes such as
 *	{@link com.sun.enterprise.tools.jsfext.component.TemplateComponentBase}
 *	and {@link LayoutComponent}.</p>
 *
 *  @author Ken Paulsen	(ken.paulsen@sun.com)
 */
public interface ComponentFactory {

    /**
     *	<p> This is the factory method responsible for creating the
     *	    <code>UIComponent</code>.</p>
     *
     *	@param	context	    The <code>FacesContext</code>
     *	@param	descriptor  The {@link LayoutComponent} descriptor associated
     *			    with the requested <code>UIComponent</code>.
     *	@param	parent	    The parent <code>UIComponent</code>
     *
     *	@return	The newly created <code>UIComponent</code>.
     */
    public UIComponent create(FacesContext context, LayoutComponent descriptor, UIComponent parent);
}
