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package humanize.text;

import humanize.spi.MessageFormat;

import java.text.Format;
import java.util.Locale;

/**
 * Format factory interface.
 * 
 */
public interface FormatFactory
{

    /**
     * Creates a {@link Format} instance for the given parameters. The format
     * will be accessible as '{0, name, args}'.
     * 
     * @param name
     *            The format name
     * @param args
     *            The format arguments
     * @param locale
     *            Target locale
     * @return a new {@link Format} instance
     * @see MessageFormat
     */
    Format getFormat(String name, String args, Locale locale);

}