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  package org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.commons.impl.json.parser;
  
  import java.util.List;
  import java.util.Map;
  
  /**
   * Container factory for creating containers for JSON object and JSON array.
   * 
   * (Taken from JSON.simple <http://code.google.com/p/json-simple/> and modified
   * for OpenCMIS.)
   * 
   * @see JSONParser#parse(java.io.Reader, ContainerFactory)
   * 
   * @author FangYidong<fangyidong@yahoo.com.cn>
   */
  public interface ContainerFactory {
      /**
       * @return A Map instance to store JSON object, or null if you want to use
       *         JSONObject.
       */
      Map<String, Object> createObjectContainer();
  
      /**
       * @return A List instance to store JSON array, or null if you want to use
       *         JSONArray.
       */
      List<Object> creatArrayContainer();
  }