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package org.apache.logging.log4j.layout.template.json.resolver;

/**
 * {@link TemplateResolver} factory.
 *
 * @param <V> type of the value passed to the {@link TemplateResolver resolver}
 * @param <C> type of the context passed to the {@link TemplateResolverFactory#create(TemplateResolverContext, TemplateResolverConfig)} creator}
 */
public interface TemplateResolverFactory<V, C extends TemplateResolverContext<V, C>> {

    /**
     * Main plugin category for {@link TemplateResolverFactory} implementations.
     */
    String CATEGORY = "JsonTemplateResolverFactory";

    /**
     * The targeted value class.
     */
    Class<V> getValueClass();

    /**
     * The targeted {@link TemplateResolverContext} class.
     */
    Class<C> getContextClass();

    String getName();

    TemplateResolver<V> create(C context, TemplateResolverConfig config);

}
