/*
 * Copyright 2005-2008 Werner Guttmann
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
 * is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
 * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
 * the License.
 */
package org.exolab.castor.builder.printing;

/**
 * Factory class to create {@link JClassPrinter} instances.
 * 
 * @since 1.2.1
 */
public interface JClassPrinterFactory {

  /**
   * Returns a short name for this {@link JClassPrinterFactory} instance.
   * 
   * @return a short name (used for setting the JClassPrinter type on the {@link SourceGenerator}.
   * 
   * @see SourceGenerator#setJClassPrinterType(String)
   */
  String getName();

  /**
   * Returns the {@link JClassPrinter} instance as identified by this {@link JClassPrinterFactory}
   * instance.
   * 
   * @return Returns the actual {@link JClassPrinter} instance
   */
  JClassPrinter getJClassPrinter();

}
