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package org.ikasan.spec.event;

/**
 * Provide a standard contract for a replication factory to replicate any given object.
 * 
 * @author Ikasan Development Team
 *
 */
public interface ReplicationFactory
{
    /**
     * Deep replicate the incoming object and return a fully independent copy.
     * The returned object can be mutated without any consequence to
     * the originating object.
     * @param object
     * @return object copy
     */
	public T replicate(T object);

    /**
     * Shallow replicate the incoming object and return an semi-independent copy.
     * The returned object cannot have children references modified without consequence to
     * the originating object.
     * @param object
     * @return object copy
     */
    public T shallowReplicate(T object);
}