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17  package org.apache.commons.text;
18  
19  import java.text.Format;
20  import java.util.Locale;
21  
22  /**
23   * Format factory.
24   *
25   * @since 1.0
26   */
27  @FunctionalInterface
28  public interface FormatFactory {
29  
30      /**
31       * Gets or creates a format instance.
32       *
33       * @param name The format type name
34       * @param arguments Arguments used to create the format instance. This allows the
35       *                  {@code FormatFactory} to implement the "format style"
36       *                  concept from {@link java.text.MessageFormat}.
37       * @param locale The locale, may be null
38       * @return The format instance
39       */
40      Format getFormat(String name, String arguments, Locale locale);
41  
42  }