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package org.fabric3.security.spring.factory;

import java.util.List;

import org.fabric3.security.spring.config.AuthenticationManagerConfiguration;
import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationProvider;

/**
 * Instantiates a collection of Spring AuthenticationProvider instances for a Spring Security configuration.
 */
public interface AuthenticationProviderFactory {

    /**
     * Instantiates a collection of Spring AuthenticationProviders.
     *
     * @param configuration the configuration to instantiate from
     * @return the collection of Spring AuthenticationProviders.
     */
    List create(AuthenticationManagerConfiguration configuration);
}