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16  
17  /* 
18  
19   */
20  
21  package org.apache.wsrp4j.producer;
22  
23  import org.apache.wsrp4j.exception.WSRPException;
24  import org.apache.wsrp4j.producer.provider.Provider;
25  
26  /**
27   * This class provides an interface to any ConsumerRegistry.
28   *
29   * @author <a href="mailto:stefan.behl@de.ibm.com">Stefan Behl</a>
30   */
31  public interface ConsumerRegistryFactory {
32  
33      /**
34       * Returns an instance of ConsumerRegistry by calling the constructor
35       * of the corresponding class implementing the ConsumerRegistry-Interface
36       *
37       * @return ConsumerRegistry An instance of any class implementing the
38       *                          ConsumerRegistry.
39       */
40      public ConsumerRegistry getConsumerRegistry(Provider provider)
41              throws WSRPException;
42  
43  }