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43 * $Id: ObjectModelBuilder.java 6785 2007-01-29 05:09:59Z ekuns $
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45 package org.castor.xmlctf;
46
47 /**
48 * Encapsulates the hard-coded generation of an instance of an object model. It
49 * has to be connected to an XML document during the test to check that they are
50 * 'equivalent'.
51 *
52 * @author <a href="mailto:gignoux@intalio.com">Sebastien Gignoux</a>
53 * @version $Revision: 6785 $ $Date: 2003-10-15 09:17:49 -0600 (Wed, 15 Oct 2003) $
54 */
55 public interface ObjectModelBuilder {
56
57 /**
58 * Generates and returns a new instance from the hard-coded data.
59 *
60 * @return a new instance from the hard-coded data
61 * @throws Exception if anything goes wrong creating the instance
62 */
63 public Object buildInstance() throws Exception;
64
65 }