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package uk.org.retep.util.builder;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
/**
* A generic builder usually added to a StanzaBuilder to build content
*
* @param The type actually built
* @author peter
* @since 10.1
*/
public interface Builder
{
/**
* Build the object
*
* @return new instance based on this builder
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if some required property has not been
* set
*/
@Nonnull
T build();
}