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20 package org.apache.directory.server.core.entry;
21
22
23 import javax.naming.NamingException;
24
25 import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.name.LdapDN;
26
27
28 /**
29 * A factory which produces ServerEntry objects.
30 *
31 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
32 * @version $Rev$, $Date$
33 */
34 public interface ServerEntryFactory
35 {
36 /*
37 * NOTE:
38 *
39 * May want to add more newEntry() overrides, some with variable arguments
40 * to create entries in one method call.
41 */
42
43 /**
44 * Creates a new ServerEntry which has not yet been added to the
45 * directory.
46 */
47 ServerEntry newEntry( LdapDN dn ) throws NamingException;
48 }