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package org.pageseeder.flint.content;

import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * A Factory to create org.pageseeder.flint.content.ContentTranslator objects used to
 * translate org.pageseeder.flint.content.Content into XML.
 *
 * @author Jean-Baptiste Reure
 *
 * @version 9 March 2010
 */
public interface ContentTranslatorFactory {

  /**
   * Return the list of MIME Types supported this factory.
   *
   * @return the list of MIME Types supported
   */
  Collection getMimeTypesSupported();

  /**
   * Return an instance of ContentTranslator used to translate Content with the MIME
   * Type provided.
   *
   * @param mimeType the MIME Type of the Content
   *
   * @return a ContentTranslator instance.
   */
  ContentTranslator createTranslator(String mimeType);

}