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package org.apache.commons.collections;

/**
 *  Defines a functor interface implemented by classes that create objects.
 *  
 *  A Factory creates an object without using an input parameter.
 *  If an input parameter is required, then {@link Transformer} is more appropriate.
 *  
 *  Standard implementations of common factories are provided by
 *  {@link FactoryUtils}. These include factories that return a constant,
 *  a copy of a prototype or a new instance.
 *
 *  @since Commons Collections 2.1
 *  @version $Revision$ $Date$
 *
 *  @author Arron Bates
 *  @author Stephen Colebourne
 *
 * @deprecated Apache Commons Collections version 3.x is being deprecated from AEMaaCS. The upgraded version 4.4 of Commons Collections is already included as replacement. Customers are advised to upgrade to this version of the library. Please note: the package name was changed to org.apache.commons.collections4. Further note that there are AEM APIs currently exposing the old collections classes; these will be updated in upcoming releases.
 */
@Deprecated(since = "2021-04-30")
public interface Factory {

    /**
     * Create a new object.
     *
     * @return a new object
     * @throws FunctorException (runtime) if the factory cannot create an object
     */
    public Object create();
}