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<?php

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   CategoryFactoryInterface.inc.php 2015-11-20 gm
   Gambio GmbH
   http://www.gambio.de
   Copyright (c) 2015 Gambio GmbH
   Released under the GNU General Public License (Version 2)
   [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html]
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*/


/**
 * Interface CategoryFactoryInterface
 * 
 * This interface defines methods for creating Category and StoredCategory objects with its CategorySettings dependency.
 *
 * @category   System
 * @package    Category
 * @subpackage Interfaces
 */
interface CategoryFactoryInterface
{
    /**
     * Creates and returns a new instance of a category object.
     *
     * @return Category
     */
    public function createCategory();


    /**
     * Creates and returns a new instance of a stored category object.
     *
     * @param IdType $categoryId Category ID.
     *
     * @return StoredCategory
     */
    public function createStoredCategory(IdType $categoryId);


    /**
     * Creates and returns a new instance of a category settings object.
     *
     * @return CategorySettings
     */
    public function createCategorySettings();
}