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1   /*
2    *   @(#) $Id: MessageEncoderFactory.java 357871 2005-12-20 01:56:40Z trustin $
3    *
4    *   Copyright 2004 The Apache Software Foundation
5    *
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18   */
19  package org.apache.mina.protocol.codec;
20  
21  /***
22   * A factory that creates a new instance of {@link MessageEncoder}.
23   * 
24   * @author The Apache Directory Project (dev@directory.apache.org)
25   * @version $Rev: 357871 $, $Date: 2005-12-20 10:56:40 +0900 (Tue, 20 Dec 2005) $
26   * 
27   * @see DemuxingProtocolCodecFactory
28   */
29  public interface MessageEncoderFactory
30  {
31      /***
32       * Creates a new message encoder.
33       */
34      MessageEncoder newEncoder();
35  }