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/* ==========================================
* JGraphT : a free Java graph-theory library
* ==========================================
*
* Project Info: http://jgrapht.sourceforge.net/
* Project Creator: Barak Naveh (http://sourceforge.net/users/barak_naveh)
*
* (C) Copyright 2003-2008, by Barak Naveh and Contributors.
*
* This program and the accompanying materials are dual-licensed under
* either
*
* (a) the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1
* as published by the Free Software Foundation, or (at your option) any
* later version.
*
* or (per the licensee's choosing)
*
* (b) the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 as published by
* the Eclipse Foundation.
*/
/* ------------------
* VertexFactory.java
* ------------------
* (C) Copyright 2003-2008, by John V. Sichi and Contributors.
*
* Original Author: John V. Sichi
* Contributor(s): Christian Hammer
*
* $Id$
*
* Changes
* -------
* 16-Sep-2003 : Initial revision (JVS);
* 11-Mar-2004 : Made generic (CH);
*
*/
package org.jgrapht;
/**
* A vertex factory used by graph algorithms for creating new vertices.
* Normally, vertices are constructed by user code and added to a graph
* explicitly, but algorithms which generate new vertices require a factory.
*
* @author John V. Sichi
* @since Sep 16, 2003
*/
public interface VertexFactory
{
/**
* Creates a new vertex.
*
* @return the new vertex
*/
public V createVertex();
}
// End VertexFactory.java