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package org.springframework.security.acls.model;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* Strategy which creates an {@link ObjectIdentity} from an object identifier (such as a
* primary key) and type information.
*
* Differs from {@link ObjectIdentityRetrievalStrategy} in that it is used in situations
* when the actual object instance isn't available.
*
* @author Luke Taylor
* @since 3.0
*/
public interface ObjectIdentityGenerator {
/**
* @param id the identifier of the domain object, not null
* @param type the type of the object (often a class name), not null
* @return the identity constructed using the supplied identifier and type
* information.
*/
ObjectIdentity createObjectIdentity(Serializable id, String type);
}