// Copyright Keith D Gregory
//
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package net.sf.kdgcommons.lang;

/**
 *  An object whose role is producing other objects. This class exists to allow
 */
public interface ObjectFactory<T>
{
    /**
     *  Returns an instance of the object. Specific implementations may choose
     *  to return a new instance or a cached instance.
     */
    public T newInstance();
}
