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package org.semanticweb.elk.util.collections.chains;

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/**
 * A factoring for creating references
 * 
 * @author "Yevgeny Kazakov"
 * 
 * @param 
 *            the type of elements to which a reference should be created
 * @param 
 *            the type of the output references
 */
public interface ReferenceFactory {

	/**
	 * Creates a references to the given object
	 * 
	 * @param object
	 *            the object to which to create the reference
	 * @return the reference to the given object
	 */
	O create(T object);

}