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package org.jboss.marshalling.cloner;
/**
* A source for object cloners. Use in applications where the configuration of cloners must be abstracted
* away from their creation.
*/
public interface ObjectClonerSource {
/**
* Create a new object cloner.
*
* @return a new object cloner
*/
ObjectCloner createNew();
/**
* An object cloner which returns the identity cloner.
*
* @see ObjectCloner#IDENTITY
*/
ObjectClonerSource IDENTITY = new ObjectClonerSource() {
public ObjectCloner createNew() {
return ObjectCloner.IDENTITY;
}
};
}