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/*
 * Copyright 2014-2025 Erwin Müller 
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */
package com.anrisoftware.globalpom.reflection.beans;

import com.anrisoftware.globalpom.reflection.exceptions.ReflectionError;

/**
 * Creates bean objects.
 *
 * @author Erwin Mueller, [email protected]
 * @since 1.4
 */
public interface BeanFactory {

    /**
     * Creates the bean with the standard constructor.
     *
     * @param type the {@link Class} type of the bean. The bean must have the
     *             standard constructor available for initialization.
     *
     * @param  the bean type.
     *
     * @return the bean.
     *
     * @throws ReflectionError if the standard constructor can not be found or can
     *                         not be accessed, if the constructor throws an
     *                         exception or if the type can not be instantiated.
     */
     T create(Class type);

    /**
     * Creates the bean with the standard constructor.
     *
     * @param typeName the name of the type of the bean. The bean must have the
     *                 standard constructor available for initialization.
     *
     * @param  the bean type.
     *
     * @return the bean.
     *
     * @throws ReflectionError if the type name can not be found, if the standard
     *                         constructor can not be found or can not be accessed,
     *                         if the constructor throws an exception or if the type
     *                         can not be instantiated.
     */
     T create(String typeName);
}