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  package au.csiro.pathling.terminology;
  
  import jakarta.annotation.Nonnull;
  import java.io.Serializable;
  
  /**
   * Represents something that creates a {@link TerminologyService}.
   * <p>
   * Used for code that runs on Spark workers, providing a {@link Serializable} class that is capable
   * of building a service that can be used on the worker.
   *
   * @author John Grimes
   * @author Piotr Szul
   */
  public interface TerminologyServiceFactory extends Serializable {
  
    /**
     * Builds a new instance.
     *
     * @return a shiny new TerminologyService instance
     */
    @Nonnull
    TerminologyService build();
  }
  