//
// Copyright (c) ZeroC, Inc. All rights reserved.
//
//
// Ice version 3.7.11
//
// <auto-generated>
//
// Generated from file `ObjectFactory.ice'
//
// Warning: do not edit this file.
//
// </auto-generated>
//


export namespace Ice
{
    /**
     * A factory for objects. Object factories are used when receiving "objects by value".
     * An object factory must be implemented by the application writer and registered
     * with the communicator.
     *
     * @deprecated ObjectFactory has been deprecated, use ValueFactory instead.
     */
    interface ObjectFactory
    {
        /**
         * Create a new object for a given object type. The type is the
         * absolute Slice type id, i.e., the id relative to the
         * unnamed top-level Slice module. For example, the absolute
         * Slice type id for interfaces of type <code>Bar</code> in the module
         * <code>Foo</code> is <code>"::Foo::Bar"</code>.
         *
         * <p class="Note">The leading "<code>::</code>" is required.
         * @param type The object type.
         * @return The object created for the given type, or nil if the
         * factory is unable to create the object.
         */
        create(type:string):Ice.Value;
        /**
         * Called when the factory is removed from the communicator, or if
         * the communicator is destroyed.
         * @see Communicator#destroy
         */
        destroy():void;
    }
}