Ptidej-v5.2-master/POM Tests/data/ArgoUML_0.28/src/org/argouml/uml/diagram/DiagramFactoryInterface2.java
// $Id: DiagramFactoryInterface2.java 16142 2008-11-22 23:54:28Z tfmorris $
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package org.argouml.uml.diagram;

/**
 * An interface to be implemented by factories for a specific diagram type.
 * 
 * @since 0.27.3 when it replaced DiagramFactoryInterface
 */
public interface DiagramFactoryInterface2  {

    /**
     * Factory method to create a new instance of an ArgoDiagram.
     * 
     * @param owner the owning element. This can be the owning namespace for a
     *            Class diagram or an owning Statemachine for a State Diagram or
     *            any other interpretation that the diagram type wants to apply.
     * @param name the name of the diagram. This may be null if the caller would
     *            like the factory to provide a default name.
     * @param settings default rendering settings for the diagram
     * @return the newly instantiated diagram
     */
    public ArgoDiagram createDiagram(final Object owner, final String name,
            DiagramSettings settings);
}
