package nl.beesting.beangenerator.generator;

 import nl.beesting.beangenerator.TypeNotSupportedException;

 import nl.beesting.beangenerator.util.ParameterPair;

 public interface InstanceGenerator {

         /**

          * Initializes the instnce generator with the given array of objects.

      * @param initParams

      */

         public void init(ParameterPair[] initParams);

         /**

          * Create an instance for the given class. The returned object is of the given class.

      * @param type

      * @return

      * @throws nl.beesting.beangenerator.TypeNotSupportedException

      */

         public Object generateInstance(Class<?> type) throws TypeNotSupportedException;

         /**

          * Create an instance for the given class with an instance generator specific modus. The returned object is of the given

          * class.

      * @param type

      * @param modus

      * @return

      * @throws nl.beesting.beangenerator.TypeNotSupportedException

      */

         public Object generateInstance(Class<?> type, int modus) throws TypeNotSupportedException;

 }