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