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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010 by Intevation GmbH
+ *
+ * This program is free software under the LGPL (>=v2.1)
+ * Read the file LGPL.txt coming with the software for details
+ * or visit http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ if it does not exist.
+ */
+
+package de.intevation.artifacts;
+
+import org.w3c.dom.Document;
+
+/**
+ * Interface of a factory that produces a global artifact context in the artifact data base.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:sascha.teichmann@intevation.de">Sascha L. Teichmann</a>
+ */
+public interface ArtifactContextFactory
+{
+    /**
+     * Creates a global context given a configuration in the artifact data base.
+     * @param config the configuration.
+     * @return The global context.
+     *   {@link de.intevation.artifacts.ArtifactFactory#createArtifact(String, Object, Document) createArtifact()}
+     *   {@link de.intevation.artifacts.Artifact Artifact}
+     */
+    GlobalContext createArtifactContext(Document config);
+}
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