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package org.eclipse.ui.commands;

import org.eclipse.ui.internal.commands.CommandManager;

/**
 * <p>
 * This class allows clients to broker instances of 
 * <code>ICommandManager</code>.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * This class is not intended to be extended by clients.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * <em>EXPERIMENTAL</em>
 * </p>
 * 
 * @since 3.0
 * @see ICommandManager
 */
public final class CommandManagerFactory {

	/**
	 * Creates a new instance of ICommandManager.
	 * 
	 * @return a new instance of ICommandManager. Clients should not make 
	 *         assumptions about the concrete implementation outside the 
	 *         contract of <code>ICommandManager</code>. Guaranteed not to be 
	 *         <code>null</code>.
	 */
	public static ICommandManager getCommandManager() {
		return new CommandManager();
	}

	/**
	 * Private constructor to ensure that <code>CommandManagerFactory</code> 
	 * can not be instantiated. 
	 */	
	private CommandManagerFactory() {		
	}
}