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020    package org.apache.directory.server.core.entry;
021    
022    
023    import javax.naming.NamingException;
024    
025    import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.ServerEntry;
026    import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.name.DN;
027    
028    
029    /**
030     * A factory which produces ServerEntry objects.
031     *
032     * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
033     * @version $Rev$, $Date$
034     */
035    public interface ServerEntryFactory
036    {
037        /*
038         * NOTE: 
039         * 
040         * May want to add more newEntry() overrides, some with variable arguments 
041         * to create entries in one method call.
042         */
043        
044        /**
045         * Creates a new ServerEntry which has not yet been added to the 
046         * directory.
047         */
048        ServerEntry newEntry( DN dn ) throws NamingException;
049    }