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package org.opensaml.xml.signature;

import org.opensaml.xml.XMLObject;
import org.opensaml.xml.XMLObjectBuilder;

/**
 * Builder for XMLObjects from {@link org.opensaml.xml.signature}
 * 
 * @param <XMLSignatureType> the type of XMLObject being built
 */
public interface XMLSignatureBuilder<XMLSignatureType extends XMLObject> extends XMLObjectBuilder<XMLSignatureType> {
    
    /**
     * Builds an XMLObject using the default name and namespace information provided XML Signature specifications.
     * 
     * @return built XMLObject
     */
    public XMLSignatureType buildObject();

}