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022    package org.jboss.dna.graph.properties;
023    
024    import org.jboss.dna.common.text.TextDecoder;
025    
026    /**
027     * A factory for creating {@link Name names}.
028     * 
029     * @author Randall Hauch
030     */
031    public interface NameFactory extends ValueFactory<Name> {
032    
033        /**
034         * Create a name from the given namespace URI and local name.
035         * <p>
036         * This method is equivalent to calling {@link #create(String, String, TextDecoder)} with a null encoder.
037         * </p>
038         * 
039         * @param namespaceUri the namespace URI
040         * @param localName the local name
041         * @return the new name
042         * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the local name is <code>null</code> or empty
043         */
044        Name create( String namespaceUri,
045                     String localName );
046    
047        /**
048         * Create a name from the given namespace URI and local name.
049         * 
050         * @param namespaceUri the namespace URI
051         * @param localName the local name
052         * @param decoder the decoder that should be used to decode the qualified name
053         * @return the new name
054         * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the local name is <code>null</code> or empty
055         */
056        Name create( String namespaceUri,
057                     String localName,
058                     TextDecoder decoder );
059    
060        /**
061         * Get the namespace registry.
062         * 
063         * @return the namespace registry; never <code>null</code>
064         */
065        NamespaceRegistry getNamespaceRegistry();
066    }