1 /* ***************************************************************************
2 * Copyright (c) 2008 Brabenetz Harald, Austria.
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
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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15 *
16 *****************************************************************************/
17 package org.settings4j;
18
19 /**
20 * Create a new instance of Settings-Interface.
21 *
22 * @author Harald.Brabenetz
23 */
24 public interface Settings4jFactory {
25 /**
26 * The default implementation makes a new {@link org.settings4j.settings.DefaultSettings}(String name) instance.
27 *
28 * @return new {@link Settings4jInstance}
29 */
30 Settings4jInstance makeNewSettingsInstance();
31 }