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018
019package org.apache.hadoop.io;
020
021import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience;
022import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceStability;
023
024/** A factory for a class of Writable.
025 * @see WritableFactories
026 */
027@InterfaceAudience.Public
028@InterfaceStability.Stable
029public interface WritableFactory {
030  /** Return a new instance. */
031  Writable newInstance();
032}
033