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021
022package org.nuxeo.ecm.webengine.security;
023
024/**
025 * Should be used to contribute custom guards via extension points
026 *
027 * @author <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Bogdan Stefanescu</a>
028 */
029// XXX: currently not implemented
030public interface GuardFactory {
031
032    /**
033     * Create a new guard and initialize it using the given string.
034     *
035     * @param value some value to initialize the guard
036     */
037    Guard newGuard(String value);
038
039}