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package org.modeshape.jcr.value;

import org.modeshape.common.annotation.ThreadSafe;
import org.modeshape.jcr.cache.NodeKey;

/**
 * A factory for creating {@link Reference references}. This interface extends the {@link ValueFactory} generic interface and adds
 * specific methods for creating weak references.
 */
@ThreadSafe
public interface ReferenceFactory extends ValueFactory<Reference> {

    @Override
    ReferenceFactory with( ValueFactories valueFactories );

    Reference create( NodeKey value,
                      boolean foreign ) throws ValueFormatException;

    Reference[] create( NodeKey[] value,
                        boolean foreign ) throws ValueFormatException;
}
