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014
015package org.apache.hivemind.service;
016
017/**
018 * A cousin to {@link org.apache.hivemind.service.ClassFab} used to create new interfaces.
019 * 
020 * @author Howard M. Lewis Ship
021 * @since 1.1
022 */
023public interface InterfaceFab
024{
025    /**
026     * Adds the specified interface as an interface extended by this interface.
027     */
028    public void addInterface(Class interfaceClass);
029
030    /**
031     * Adds the method to the interface. Interface methods are always public.
032     */
033
034    public void addMethod(MethodSignature signature);
035
036    /**
037     * Creates a Class object for the fabricated interface.
038     */
039
040    public Class createInterface();
041}