1 package org.apache.turbine.modules;
2
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21
22 /***
23 * A common interface for Screen, Layout and Navigation Loader
24 *
25 * @author <a href="mailto:hps@intermeta.de">Henning P. Schmiedehausen</a>
26 * @version $Id: Loader.java 534527 2007-05-02 16:10:59Z tv $
27 */
28
29 public interface Loader
30 {
31 /***
32 * Pulls out an instance of an Assembler Object by name.
33 *
34 * @param name Name of requested Object.
35 * @return An Assembler object or null.
36 * @exception Exception a generic exception.
37 */
38 Assembler getAssembler(String name)
39 throws Exception;
40 }