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014
015package org.apache.tapestry5.services;
016
017/**
018 * Used by {@link ApplicationStateManager} and {@link ApplicationStatePersistenceStrategy} to create an application
019 * state object on demand.
020 *
021 * @param <T>
022 */
023public interface ApplicationStateCreator<T>
024{
025    /**
026     * Create a new instance of an application state object.
027     */
028    T create();
029}