001    /* $Id: DigesterLoaderHandlerFactory.java 992060 2010-09-02 19:09:47Z simonetripodi $
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018    package org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.spi;
019    
020    import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
021    import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
022    
023    import org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.DigesterLoaderHandler;
024    import org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.DigesterLoadingException;
025    
026    /**
027     * An object capable of providing instances of {@link DigesterLoaderHandler}.
028     *
029     * @since 2.1
030     */
031    public interface DigesterLoaderHandlerFactory {
032    
033        /**
034         * Return an instance of the specified type.
035         *
036         * @param <L>
037         * @param type the class of the object to be returned.
038         * @return an instance of the specified class.
039         * @throws DigesterLoadingException if any error occurs while creating the
040         *         {@code type} instance.
041         */
042        <L extends DigesterLoaderHandler<? extends Annotation, ? extends AnnotatedElement>> L newInstance(
043                Class<L> type) throws DigesterLoadingException;
044    
045    }