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package javax.json;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* Factory to create {@link JsonObjectBuilder} and {@link JsonArrayBuilder}
* instances. If a factory instance is configured with some configuration,
* that would be used to configure the created builder instances.
*
*
* {@code JsonObjectBuilder} and {@code JsonArrayBuilder} can also be created
* using {@link Json}'s methods. If multiple builder instances are created,
* then creating them using a builder factory is preferred.
*
*
* For example:
*
*
* JsonBuilderFactory factory = Json.createBuilderFactory(...);
* JsonArray value = factory.createArrayBuilder()
* .add(factory.createObjectBuilder()
* .add("type", "home")
* .add("number", "212 555-1234"))
* .add(factory.createObjectBuilder()
* .add("type", "fax")
* .add("number", "646 555-4567"))
* .build();
*
*
*
* All the methods in this class are safe for use by multiple concurrent
* threads.
*
* @author Jitendra Kotamraju
*/
public interface JsonBuilderFactory {
/**
* Creates a {@code JsonObjectBuilder} instance that is used to build
* {@link JsonObject}.
*
* @return a JSON object builder
*/
JsonObjectBuilder createObjectBuilder();
/**
* Creates a {@code JsonArrayBuilder} instance that is used to build
* {@link JsonArray}
*
* @return a JSON array builder
*/
JsonArrayBuilder createArrayBuilder();
/**
* Returns read-only map of supported provider specific configuration
* properties that are used to configure the created JSON builders.
* If there are any specified configuration properties that are not
* supported by the provider, they won't be part of the returned map.
*
* @return a map of supported provider specific properties that are used
* to configure the builders. The map be empty but not null.
*/
Map getConfigInUse();
}