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package com.googlecode.entreri.property;

/**
 * 

* A PropertyFactory is a simple factory that can be used to create Property * instances if the Property requires a more complicated constructor than can be * described by the {@link Parameters} annotation on a Property field. * Additionally, it is used when decorating a Component type in an EntitySystem * to ensure that each decoration event gets a unique property instance. *

*

* To be used with the {@link Factory} when defining a Component type, the * PropertyFactory must have an accessible, no-argument constructor. *

* * @author Michael Ludwig * @param The Property type created */ public interface PropertyFactory { /** * Return a new Property instance. This must be a new instance that has not * been returned previously or the entity framework will have undefined * behavior. * * @return A new Property of type T */ public T create(); }




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