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package org.openjdk.jmc.common.item;

/**
 * A factory that supplies item consumers for different types of items.
 *
 * @param <C>
 *            see {@link IItemConsumer}
 */
/*
 * FIXME: Maybe acceptType could be removed (e.g. instead represented by the factory method
 * returning null), and this interface could be replaced by a general function.
 */
public interface IItemConsumerFactory<C extends IItemConsumer<C>> {

	/**
	 * @param type
	 *            an item type to check if the the factory can create consumers for
	 * @return {@code true} if the factory can create consumers for the supplied type, {@code false}
	 *         otherwise
	 */
	boolean acceptType(IType<IItem> type);

	/**
	 * @param itemType
	 *            an item type to get an item consumer for
	 * @return a new item consumer for the supplied type
	 */
	C newItemConsumer(IType<IItem> itemType);

}
