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package org.apache.hivemind.service;
/**
* A cousin to {@link org.apache.hivemind.service.ClassFab} used to create new interfaces.
*
* @author Howard M. Lewis Ship
* @since 1.1
*/
public interface InterfaceFab
{
/**
* Adds the specified interface as an interface extended by this interface.
*/
public void addInterface(Class interfaceClass);
/**
* Adds the method to the interface. Interface methods are always public.
*/
public void addMethod(MethodSignature signature);
/**
* Creates a Class object for the fabricated interface.
*/
public Class createInterface();
}
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