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 * Created on 12-Sep-2005
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package org.vamsas.client;

/**
 * A VorbaIdFactory is constructed by an IClient instance.
 * It guarantees that any new VorbaId objects are unique 
 * within the VAMSAS session.
 * 
 * @author jimp
 */
public abstract class VorbaIdFactory implements IVorbaIdFactory {
  /**
   * construct a new id appropriate for this client in the vamsas session.
   * 
   * @return valid VorbaId for session, or null if VorbaIdFactory not configured
   *         correctly.
   */
  public abstract VorbaId makeVorbaId();
  /**
   * TODO: decide if these are needed.
   * 
   * @param sessionHandle
   */
  protected abstract void setSession(SessionHandle sessionhandle);

  public abstract SessionHandle getSessionHandle();

  protected abstract void setClient(ClientHandle appHandle);

  public abstract ClientHandle getClientHandle();

  protected abstract void setUser(UserHandle userHandle);

  public abstract UserHandle getUserHandle();
}