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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2003,2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
3    * 
4    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5    * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6    * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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10   * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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15   */
16  /* 
17  
18   */
19  
20  package org.apache.pluto.portalImpl.services.factorymanager;
21  
22  import org.apache.pluto.factory.Factory;
23  import org.apache.pluto.portalImpl.services.Service;
24  
25  /***
26   * Manages the life-time of factories registered during container startup.
27   * A service has to derive from {@link Factory} and implement the
28   * <CODE>init()</CODE> and <CODE>destroy()</CODE> methods as appropriate.
29   * 
30   * @see Factory
31   */
32  public abstract class FactoryManagerService
33  extends Service
34  implements org.apache.pluto.services.factory.FactoryManagerService
35  {
36  
37  
38      // org.apache.pluto.services.factory.FactoryManagerService implementation.
39  
40      /***
41       ** Returns the service implementation for the given service class, or
42       ** <CODE>null</CODE> if no such service is registered.
43       **
44       ** @param   theClass
45       **          the service class
46       **
47       ** @return   the service implementation
48       **/
49  
50      public abstract Factory getFactory (Class theClass);
51  
52  }