1 /*
2 * Copyright 2007-2011 smartics, Kronseder & Reiner GmbH
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14 * limitations under the License.
15 */
16 package de.smartics.exceptions.core;
17
18 /**
19 * A factory to create instances of {@link ExceptionId}.
20 *
21 * @author <a href="mailto:robert.reiner@smartics.de">Robert Reiner</a>
22 * @version $Revision$
23 */
24 public interface IdFactory
25 {
26 // ********************************* Fields *********************************
27
28 // --- constants ------------------------------------------------------------
29
30 // ****************************** Inner Classes *****************************
31
32 // ********************************* Methods ********************************
33
34 // --- get&set --------------------------------------------------------------
35
36 // --- business -------------------------------------------------------------
37
38 /**
39 * Creates the identifier.
40 *
41 * @return the created identifier.
42 */
43 ExceptionId<?> createId();
44
45 // --- object basics --------------------------------------------------------
46 }