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+/* 
+ * Copyright(C) OASIS(R) 2005,2009. All Rights Reserved. 
+ * OASIS trademark, IPR and other policies apply. 
+ */
+package org.oasisopen.sca.client;
+
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import org.oasisopen.sca.client.impl.SCAClientFactoryFinder;
+
+/**
+ * The SCAClientFactory can be used by non-SCA managed code to lookup services
+ * that exist in a SCADomain.
+ * 
+ * @see SCAClientFactoryFinder
+ * @see SCAClient
+ * @author OASIS Open
+ */
+public abstract class SCAClientFactory {
+
+    /**
+     * The default implementation of the SCAClientFactory. A Vendor may use
+     * reflection to inject a default SCAClientFactory instance that will be
+     * used in the newInstance() methods rather than using the
+     * SCAClientFactoryFinder.
+     */
+    protected static SCAClientFactory defaultFactory;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new instance of the SCAClient that can be used to lookup SCA
+     * Services.
+     * 
+     * @return A new SCAClient
+     */
+    public static SCAClient newInstance() {
+        return newInstance(null, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new instance of the SCAClient that can be used to lookup SCA
+     * Services.
+     * 
+     * @param properties Properties that may be used when creating a new
+     *                instance of the SCAClient
+     * @return A new SCAClient instance
+     */
+    public static SCAClient newInstance(Properties properties) {
+        return newInstance(properties, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new instance of the SCAClient that can be used to lookup SCA
+     * Services.
+     * 
+     * @param classLoader ClassLoader that may be used when creating a new
+     *                instance of the SCAClient
+     * @return A new SCAClient instance
+     */
+    public static SCAClient newInstance(ClassLoader classLoader) {
+        return newInstance(null, classLoader);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new instance of the SCAClient that can be used to lookup SCA
+     * Services.
+     * 
+     * @param properties Properties that may be used when creating a new
+     *                instance of the SCAClient
+     * @param classLoader ClassLoader that may be used when creating a new
+     *                instance of the SCAClient
+     * @return A new SCAClient instance
+     */
+    public static SCAClient newInstance(Properties properties, ClassLoader classLoader) {
+        final SCAClientFactory factory;
+        if (defaultFactory == null) {
+            factory = SCAClientFactoryFinder.find(properties, classLoader);
+        } else {
+            factory = defaultFactory;
+        }
+        return factory.createSCAClient();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method is invoked to create a new SCAClient instance.
+     * 
+     * @return A new SCAClient instance
+     */
+    protected abstract SCAClient createSCAClient();
+}