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  package avrora.sim.platform;
  
  import avrora.core.Program;
  import avrora.sim.Simulation;
  
  /**
   * The <code>PlatformFactory</code> interface represents a factory-style interface where an implementor can
   * create multiple platforms of the same type for a given program.
   *
   * @author Ben L. Titzer
   */
  public interface PlatformFactory {
  
      /**
       * The <code>newPlatform()</code> method creates a new instance of the platform with the specified
       * ID number, using the interpreter created by the given interpreter factory, containing the specified
       * progarm.
       * @param id the ID number of the platform to create
       * @param sim
       *@param p the program to load into the platform @return a new instance of the <code>Platform</code> interface for this platform
       */
      public Platform newPlatform(int id, Simulation sim, Program p);
   //       public Platform newPlatform(int id, Program p);
  
  }
  