1 /*
2 * Copyright 2005-2008 Werner Guttmann
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
5 * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
6 *
7 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
8 *
9 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
10 * is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
11 * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
12 * the License.
13 */
14 package org.exolab.castor.builder.printing;
15
16 /**
17 * Factory class to create {@link JClassPrinter} instances.
18 *
19 * @since 1.2.1
20 */
21 public interface JClassPrinterFactory {
22
23 /**
24 * Returns a short name for this {@link JClassPrinterFactory} instance.
25 *
26 * @return a short name (used for setting the JClassPrinter type on the {@link SourceGenerator}.
27 *
28 * @see SourceGenerator#setJClassPrinterType(String)
29 */
30 String getName();
31
32 /**
33 * Returns the {@link JClassPrinter} instance as identified by this {@link JClassPrinterFactory}
34 * instance.
35 *
36 * @return Returns the actual {@link JClassPrinter} instance
37 */
38 JClassPrinter getJClassPrinter();
39
40 }