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}