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package android.icu.message2;

import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * The interface that must be implemented for each formatting function name
 * that can be used from {@link MessageFormatter}.
 *
 * <p>We use it to create and cache various formatters with various options.</p>
 *
 * @deprecated This API is for technology preview only.
 * @hide Only a subset of ICU is exposed in Android
 * @hide draft / provisional / internal are hidden on Android
 */
@Deprecated
public interface FormatterFactory {
    /**
     * The method that is called to create a formatter.
     *
     * @param locale the locale to use for formatting.
     * @param fixedOptions the options to use for formatting. The keys and values are function dependent.
     * @return the formatter.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *
     * @deprecated This API is for technology preview only.
     * @hide draft / provisional / internal are hidden on Android
     */
    @Deprecated
    Formatter createFormatter(Locale locale, Map<String, Object> fixedOptions);
}