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#region CPL License
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/*
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Nuclex Framework
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Copyright (C) 2002-2008 Nuclex Development Labs
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This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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modify it under the terms of the IBM Common Public License as
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published by the IBM Corporation; either version 1.0 of the
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License, or (at your option) any later version.
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This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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IBM Common Public License for more details.
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You should have received a copy of the IBM Common Public
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License along with this library
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*/
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#endregion
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using System;
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using System.Collections.Generic;
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namespace Nuclex.Support.Plugins {
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/// <summary>Abstract factory for a concrete type</summary>
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/// <typeparam name="ProductType">Interface or base class of the product of the factory</typeparam>
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public interface IAbstractFactory<ProductType> {
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/// <summary>The concrete type as implemented by the factory instance</summary>
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Type ConcreteType { get; }
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/// <summary>Creates a new instance of the type to which the factory is specialized</summary>
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/// <returns>The newly created instance</returns>
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ProductType CreateInstance();
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}
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} // namespace Nuclex.Support.Plugins
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