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1   package org.apache.commons.digester3.annotations;
2   
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21  
22  import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
23  import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
24  
25  /**
26   * An object capable of providing instances of {@link AnnotationHandler}.
27   *
28   * @since 3.0
29   */
30  public interface AnnotationHandlerFactory
31  {
32  
33      /**
34       * Return an instance of the specified type.
35       *
36       * @param <H> The {@link AnnotationHandler} type has to be created
37       * @param type the class of the object to be returned.
38       * @return an instance of the specified class.
39       * @throws Exception if any error occurs while creating the {@link AnnotationHandler} instance.
40       */
41      <H extends AnnotationHandler<? extends Annotation, ? extends AnnotatedElement>> H newInstance( Class<H> type )
42          throws Exception;
43  
44  }