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032    // This class was created by Sanjay Jena and Prof. Jackson Roehrig in order to complete
033    // missing parts of the GeoAPI and submit the results to GeoAPI afterwards as proposal.
034    
035    package org.opengis.geometry.complex;
036    
037    import java.util.List;
038    import org.opengis.geometry.primitive.Point;
039    import org.opengis.geometry.primitive.OrientableCurve;
040    import org.opengis.geometry.primitive.OrientableSurface;
041    
042    
043    /**
044     * A factory of {@linkplain Complex complex} geometric objects.
045     * All complexes created through this interface will use the
046     * {@linkplain #getCoordinateReferenceSystem factory's coordinate reference system}.
047     * Creating complexes in a different CRS may requires a different instance of
048     * {@code ComplexFactory}.
049     *
050     * @version <A HREF="http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/as">ISO 19107</A>
051     * @author Sanjay Jena
052     * @author Prof. Dr. Jackson Roehrig
053     * @since GeoAPI 2.1
054     *
055     * @todo Need to check if ISO 19107 defines constructors for complexes.
056     */
057    public interface ComplexFactory {
058        /**
059         * Creates a {@linkplain CompositePoint composite point} from a {@linkplain Point point}.
060         * The constructed composite point is backed by the given point.
061         * That is, the composite point holds a reference to the point instance.
062         *
063         * @param generator a point.
064         * @return a composite point.
065         */
066        CompositePoint createCompositePoint(Point generator);
067    
068        /**
069         * Creates a {@linkplain CompositeCurve composite curve} from a list of
070         * {@linkplain OrientableCurve orientable curves}.
071         * The constructed composite curve is backed by the given curves.
072         * That is, the composite curve holds references to the curve instances.
073         *
074         * @param generator a list of orientable curves.
075         * @return a composite curve.
076         */
077        CompositeCurve createCompositeCurve(List<OrientableCurve> generator);
078    
079        /**
080         * Creates a {@linkplain CompositeSurface composite surface} from a list of
081         * {@linkplain OrientableSurface orientable surfaces}.
082         * The constructed composite surface is backed by the given surface.
083         * That is, the composite surface holds references to the surface instances.
084         *
085         * @param generator a list of orientable surface.
086         * @return a composite surface.
087         */
088        CompositeSurface createCompositeSurface(List<OrientableSurface> generator);
089    }