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package org.netbeans.spi.enode;

import org.openide.nodes.Node;
import org.openide.util.Lookup;

/**
 * LookupContentFactories are registered for each content prefix
 * to provide content of lookups bound to individual Nodes.
 * @author David Strupl
 */
public interface LookupContentFactory {
    
    /**
     * The create method is asked to create an object
     * returned by lookup bound to the Node n.
     * @param Node n 
     * @returns Object it is the instance returned
     *   by the lookup obtained as  n.getLookup() 
     */
    public Object create(Node n);
    
    /**
     * The createLookup method is asked to create a lookup
     * that is merged with the lookup of the node n.
     * @param Node n 
     * @returns Lookup which will be merged with other
     * lookups provided by other modules
     */
     public Lookup createLookup(Node n);
}