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016    package org.springframework.rules.reporting;
017    
018    import java.util.Locale;
019    
020    /**
021     * A factory which creates instances of MessageTranslator
022     * 
023     * @author Mathias Broekelmann
024     * 
025     */
026    public interface MessageTranslatorFactory {
027    
028            /**
029             * Creates a message translator by using the given object name resolver and
030             * the default locale
031             * 
032             * @param resolver
033             *            the object name resolver which is used to resolve a name to
034             *            use in the translated message for an object name
035             * @return the created message translator instance, must not be null
036             */
037            MessageTranslator createTranslator(ObjectNameResolver resolver);
038    
039            /**
040             * Creates a message translator by using the given object name resolver and
041             * the locale
042             * 
043             * @param resolver
044             *            the object name resolver which is used to resolve a name to
045             *            use in the translated message for an object name
046             * @param locale
047             *            the locale for the translated messages, if null the default
048             *            locale is used
049             * @return the created message translator instance, must not be null
050             */
051            MessageTranslator createTranslator(ObjectNameResolver resolver,
052                            Locale locale);
053    }