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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Thomas Wolf <twolf@apache.org> and others
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0 which is available at
+ * https://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+package org.eclipse.jgit.lib;
+
+import org.eclipse.jgit.annotations.NonNull;
+
+/**
+ * A factory for {@link Signer}s.
+ *
+ * @since 7.0
+ */
+public interface SignerFactory {
+
+	/**
+	 * Tells what kind of {@link Signer} this factory creates.
+	 *
+	 * @return the {@link GpgConfig.GpgFormat} of the signer
+	 */
+	@NonNull
+	GpgConfig.GpgFormat getType();
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new instance of a {@link Signer} that can produce signatures of
+	 * type {@link #getType()}.
+	 *
+	 * @return a new {@link Signer}
+	 */
+	@NonNull
+	Signer create();
+}