001/*
002 * jPOS Project [http://jpos.org]
003 * Copyright (C) 2000-2026 jPOS Software SRL
004 *
005 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
006 * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
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009 *
010 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
011 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
012 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
013 * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
014 *
015 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
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017 */
018
019package org.jpos.ui;
020
021/**
022 * Factory interface for creating arbitrary objects used within the jPOS UI framework.
023 * @author Alejandro Revilla
024 *
025 * UI delegates object creation to an object factory
026 * (i.e. in Q2, we delegate to an MBeanServer via QFactory)
027 */
028/** Factory interface for instantiating UI objects by class name. */
029public interface UIObjectFactory {
030    /**
031     * Instantiates an object by class name.
032     * @param clazz the class name to instantiate
033     * @return the Object
034     * @throws Exception if the class cannot be instantiated
035     */
036    Object newInstance(String clazz) throws Exception;
037}
038