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    17
    18  package org.apache.any23.plugin;
    19
    20  import org.apache.any23.extractor.Extractor;
    21  import org.apache.any23.extractor.ExtractorFactory;
    22
    23  /**
    24   * This interface defines an Any23 extractor plugin that can be detected and registered from the library classpath.
    25   *
    26   * @author Michele Mostarda (mostarda@fbk.eu)
    27   *
    28   * @deprecated ExtractorFactory now supports
    29   *             <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/ServiceLoader.html"> META-INF/services</a>
    30   *             discovery via the {@link java.util.ServiceLoader}, deprecating this class.
    31   *
    32   *             Instead implement a subinterface of {@link org.apache.any23.extractor.Extractor} and ensure that your
    33   *             plugin is in compliance with the META-INF/services mechanism.
    34   */
    35  @Deprecated
    36  public interface ExtractorPlugin<T extends Extractor<?>> {
    37
    38      /**
    39       * @return the {@link org.apache.any23.extractor.ExtractorFactory} for the plugin.
    40       */
    41      ExtractorFactory<T> getExtractorFactory();
    42
    43  }