ViewResolutionService.java

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 * Copyright (C) 2008 EsperTech, Inc. All rights reserved.                            *
 * http://esper.codehaus.org                                                          *
 * http://www.espertech.com                                                           *
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package com.espertech.esper.view;

/**
 * Factory service for resolving view names and for creating view instances based on a view specification including view name and namespace.
 */
public interface ViewResolutionService
{
    /**
     * Instantiates a {@link ViewFactory} based on the view namespace and name stored in the view spec.
     * <p>
     * Does not actually use the view factory object created.
     * @param namespace is the view namespace
     * @param name is the view name
     * @return {@link ViewFactory} instance
     * @throws ViewProcessingException if the view namespace or name cannot resolve
     */
    public ViewFactory create(String namespace, String name) throws ViewProcessingException;
}