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/*
 ******************************************************************************
 * Copyright (C) 2007-2009, International Business Machines Corporation and   *
 * others. All Rights Reserved.                                               *
 ******************************************************************************
 */

package com.ibm.icu.impl.duration;

import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * Provider of Factory instances for building PeriodBuilders, PeriodFormatters,
 * and DurationFormatters.
 */
public interface PeriodFormatterService {

    /**
     * Creates a new factory for creating DurationFormatters.
     * 
     * @return a new DurationFormatterFactory.
     */
    DurationFormatterFactory newDurationFormatterFactory();

    /**
     * Creates a new factory for creating PeriodFormatters.
     * 
     * @return a new PeriodFormatterFactory
     */
    PeriodFormatterFactory newPeriodFormatterFactory();

    /**
     * Creates a new factory for creating PeriodBuilders.
     * 
     * @return a new PeriodBuilderFactory
     */
    PeriodBuilderFactory newPeriodBuilderFactory();

    /**
     * Return the names of locales supported by factories produced by this
     * service.
     * 
     * @return a collection of String (locale names)
     */
    Collection getAvailableLocaleNames();
}