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014    
015    package org.apache.hivemind.parse;
016    
017    import org.apache.hivemind.Locatable;
018    import org.apache.hivemind.internal.Module;
019    import org.apache.hivemind.internal.ServicePoint;
020    import org.apache.hivemind.internal.ServiceImplementationConstructor;
021    
022    /**
023     * Interface for an object that can construct the core implementation for a service.
024     *
025     * @author Howard Lewis Ship
026     */
027    public interface InstanceBuilder extends Locatable
028    {
029        /**
030         * Returns the name of a service model appropriate for the instance that will be
031         * created by the {@link ServiceImplementationConstructor}.
032         */
033        public String getServiceModel();
034    
035        /**
036         * Returns an instance of {@link ServiceImplementationConstructor}
037         * that will ultimately create the service implementation instance.
038         */
039        public ServiceImplementationConstructor createConstructor(
040            ServicePoint point,
041            Module contributingModule);
042    }