/*
 *  @(#)TestDataFactory.java
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package net.sourceforge.groboutils.autodoc.v1.testserver;


/**
 * A factory in charge of creating a specific <tt>TestData</tt> instance from
 * a <tt>TestInfo</tt> unique identifier.
 *
 * @author     Matt Albrecht <a href="mailto:groboclown@users.sourceforge.net">groboclown@users.sourceforge.net</a>
 * @since      March 17, 2002
 * @version    $Date: 2003/02/10 22:52:13 $
 */
public interface TestDataFactory
{
    /**
     * Create the <tt>TestData</tt> for the specific <tt>info</tt> instance.
     * This should never return <tt>null</tt>.
     *
     * @param info the unique identifier for the test under inspection, which
     *      should never be <tt>null</tt>.
     * @return the new data for the given <tt>info</tt>.
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <tt>info</tt> is <tt>null</tt>.
     */
    public TestData createTestData( TestInfo info );
}

