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 *
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 */
package org.modeshape.graph.property;

import org.modeshape.common.annotation.ThreadSafe;
import org.modeshape.common.text.TextDecoder;

/**
 * A factory for creating {@link Name names}.
 */
@ThreadSafe
public interface NameFactory extends ValueFactory<Name> {

    /**
     * Create a name from the given namespace URI and local name.
     * <p>
     * This method is equivalent to calling {@link #create(String, String, TextDecoder)} with a null encoder.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param namespaceUri the namespace URI
     * @param localName the local name
     * @return the new name
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the local name is <code>null</code> or empty
     */
    Name create( String namespaceUri,
                 String localName );

    /**
     * Create a name from the given namespace URI and local name.
     * 
     * @param namespaceUri the namespace URI
     * @param localName the local name
     * @param decoder the decoder that should be used to decode the qualified name
     * @return the new name
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the local name is <code>null</code> or empty
     */
    Name create( String namespaceUri,
                 String localName,
                 TextDecoder decoder );

    /**
     * Get the namespace registry.
     * 
     * @return the namespace registry; never <code>null</code>
     */
    NamespaceRegistry getNamespaceRegistry();
}
