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package org.svenson;

/**
 * Factory that can create user objects with special dependencies from within svenson.
 * 
 * @see JSONParser#addObjectFactory(ObjectFactory)
 * 
 * @author fforw at gmx dot de
 * 
 * @param <T> Base type of types to create
 */
public interface ObjectFactory<T>
{
    /**
     * Returns <code>true</code> if the factory can create objects of the given class
     * 
     * @param cls
     * @return
     */
    boolean supports(Class<T> cls);
    
    /**
     * Creates an instance of the given type.
     * @param typeHint
     * @return
     */
    T create(Class<T> typeHint);
}