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package net.sf.qualitytest.blueprint;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * Definition of an interface to create values for attribute assignments.
 * 
 * @author Dominik Seichter
 */
public interface CreationStrategy {

	/**
	 * Create a new value which can be assigned to an attribute.
	 * 
	 * @param 
	 *            Type parameter of the return type
	 * @param expectedClazz
	 *            which is requested.
	 * @param config
	 *            a {@code BlueprintConfiguration}
	 * @param session
	 *            A {@code BlueprintSession} * @return a new value
	 */
	@Nullable
	T createValue(@Nonnull final Class expectedClazz, @Nonnull final BlueprintConfiguration config,
			@Nonnull final BlueprintSession session);

}