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package org.apache.jackrabbit.spi;

/**
 * <code>NameFactory</code>...
 */
public interface NameFactory {

    /**
     * Returns a <code>Name</code> with the given namespace URI and
     * local part and validates the given parameters.
     *
     * @param namespaceURI namespace uri
     * @param localName local part
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if <code>namespaceURI</code> or
     * <code>localName</code> is invalid.
     */
    public Name create(String namespaceURI, String localName) throws IllegalArgumentException;

    /**
     * Returns a <code>Name</code> holding the value of the specified
     * string. The string must be in the format returned by the
     * <code>Name.toString()</code> method, i.e.
     * <p/>
     * <code><b>{</b>namespaceURI<b>}</b>localName</code>
     *
     * @param nameString a <code>String</code> containing the <code>Name</code>
     * representation to be parsed.
     * @return the <code>Name</code> represented by the argument
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified string can not be parsed
     * as a <code>Name</code>.
     */
    public Name create(String nameString) throws IllegalArgumentException;
}