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/*
 * OfficeFloor - http://www.officefloor.net
 * Copyright (C) 2005-2018 Daniel Sagenschneider
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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 *
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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 */
package net.officefloor.web.build;

/**
 * Factory for the creation of {@link HttpObjectParser} instances.
 * 
 * @author Daniel Sagenschneider
 */
public interface HttpObjectParserFactory {

	/**
	 * Obtains the Content-Type supported by the create
	 * {@link HttpObjectParser} instances.
	 * 
	 * @return Content-Type.
	 */
	String getContentType();

	/**
	 * Creates the {@link HttpObjectParser} for the {@link Object}.
	 * 
	 * @param 
	 *            Object type.
	 * @param objectClass
	 *            {@link Object} {@link Class}.
	 * @return {@link HttpObjectParser} for the {@link Object}. May return
	 *         null if does not support parsing out the particular
	 *         {@link Object}.
	 * @throws Exception
	 *             If fails to create the {@link HttpObjectParser} for the
	 *             {@link Object}.
	 */
	 HttpObjectParser createHttpObjectParser(Class objectClass) throws Exception;

}