#region License

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 *
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#endregion

using System.Messaging;
using Spring.Messaging.Support.Converters;

namespace Spring.Messaging.Core
{
    /// <summary>
    /// An interface for creating MessageQueue and IMessageConverter objects. 
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>
    /// These objects have methods that are generally not thread safe, (IMessageConverter classes
    /// rely on IMessageFormatter objects that are not thread safe).  A major reason to
    /// for this interface is to provide thread-local instances such that appliation code need
    /// not be concerned with these resource management issues.
    /// </remarks>
    public interface IMessageQueueFactory
    {
        MessageQueue CreateMessageQueue(string messageQueueObjectName);

        IMessageConverter CreateMessageConverter(string messageConverterObjectName);
    }
}