/*
* @(#)PreferencesFactory.java 1.6 05/11/17
*
* Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
* SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
*/
package java.util.prefs;
import java.util.*;
/**
* A factory object that generates Preferences objects. Providers of
* new {@link Preferences} implementations should provide corresponding
* <tt>PreferencesFactory</tt> implementations so that the new
* <tt>Preferences</tt> implementation can be installed in place of the
* platform-specific default implementation.
*
* <p><strong>This class is for <tt>Preferences</tt> implementers only.
* Normal users of the <tt>Preferences</tt> facility should have no need to
* consult this documentation.</strong>
*
* @author Josh Bloch
* @version 1.6, 11/17/05
* @see Preferences
* @since 1.4
*/
public interface PreferencesFactory {
/**
* Returns the system root preference node. (Multiple calls on this
* method will return the same object reference.)
*/
Preferences systemRoot();
/**
* Returns the user root preference node corresponding to the calling
* user. In a server, the returned value will typically depend on
* some implicit client-context.
*/
Preferences userRoot();
}