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package org.eclipse.jetty.util.resource;

import java.io.IOException;

ResourceFactory.
/**
 * ResourceFactory.
 */
public interface ResourceFactory
{
    
Get a Resource from a provided String.

The behavior here is dependent on the
implementation of ResourceFactory.
The provided path can be resolved
against a known Resource, or can
be a from-scratch Resource.

Params:
path – The path to the resource
Throws:
IOException – if unable to create Resource
Returns:
The resource, that might not actually exist (yet)./**
     * Get a Resource from a provided String.
     * <p>
     * The behavior here is dependent on the
     * implementation of ResourceFactory.
     * The provided path can be resolved
     * against a known Resource, or can
     * be a from-scratch Resource.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param path The path to the resource
     * @return The resource, that might not actually exist (yet).
     * @throws IOException if unable to create Resource
     */
    Resource getResource(String path) throws IOException;
}