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package io.guise.framework.component;

/**
 * Indicates a class that can provide a component to represent some value.
 * @param  The type of value for which components should be created.
 * @param  The type of component created for the value.
 * @author Garret Wilson
 */
public interface ComponentFactory {

	/**
	 * Creates a component for the given value.
	 * @param value The value for which a component should be created.
	 * @return A new component to represent the given value, or null if the provided value is null.
	 */
	public C createComponent(final V value);

}