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014
015package org.apache.hivemind.parse;
016
017import org.apache.hivemind.Locatable;
018import org.apache.hivemind.internal.Module;
019import org.apache.hivemind.internal.ServicePoint;
020import org.apache.hivemind.internal.ServiceImplementationConstructor;
021
022/**
023 * Interface for an object that can construct the core implementation for a service.
024 *
025 * @author Howard Lewis Ship
026 */
027public interface InstanceBuilder extends Locatable
028{
029    /**
030     * Returns the name of a service model appropriate for the instance that will be
031     * created by the {@link ServiceImplementationConstructor}.
032     */
033    public String getServiceModel();
034
035    /**
036     * Returns an instance of {@link ServiceImplementationConstructor}
037     * that will ultimately create the service implementation instance.
038     */
039    public ServiceImplementationConstructor createConstructor(
040        ServicePoint point,
041        Module contributingModule);
042}