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 ** $Id: CoordinateOperationAuthorityFactory.java 831 2006-05-01 00:27:23Z Desruisseaux $
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 ** $URL: http://svn.code.sf.net/p/geoapi/code/branches/2.0.x/geoapi/src/main/java/org/opengis/referencing/operation/CoordinateOperationAuthorityFactory.java $
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package org.opengis.referencing.operation;

// J2SE dependencies
import java.util.Set;

// OpenGIS direct dependencies and extensions
import org.opengis.referencing.AuthorityFactory;
import org.opengis.referencing.FactoryException;
import org.opengis.referencing.NoSuchAuthorityCodeException;  // For javadoc
import org.opengis.referencing.crs.CoordinateReferenceSystem;

// Annotations
import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;


/**
 * Creates coordinate transformation objects from codes.
 * The codes are maintained by an external authority.
 * A commonly used authority is EPSG, which is also used
 * in the GeoTIFF standard.
 *
 * @version Implementation specification 1.0
 * @author Open Geospatial Consortium
 * @author Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
 * @since GeoAPI 1.0
 */
@UML(identifier="CT_CoordinateTransformationAuthorityFactory", specification=OGC_01009)
public interface CoordinateOperationAuthorityFactory extends AuthorityFactory {
    /**
     * Creates an operation from a single operation code. 
     * The "Authority" and "Code" values of the created object will be set
     * to the authority of this object, and the code specified by the client,
     * respectively. The other metadata values may or may not be set.
     *
     * @param code Coded value for transformation.
     *
     * @throws NoSuchAuthorityCodeException if the specified {@code code} was not found.
     * @throws FactoryException if the object creation failed for some other reason.
     */
    @UML(identifier="createFromTransformationCode", specification=OGC_01009)
    CoordinateOperation createCoordinateOperation(String code) throws FactoryException;

    /**
     * Creates an operation from coordinate reference system codes.
     *
     * @param  sourceCode   Coded value of source coordinate reference system.
     * @param  targetCode   Coded value of target coordinate reference system.
     *
     * @throws NoSuchAuthorityCodeException if a specified code was not found.
     * @throws FactoryException if the object creation failed for some other reason.
     */
    @UML(identifier="createFromCoordinateSystemCodes", specification=OGC_01009)
    Set createFromCoordinateReferenceSystemCodes(String sourceCode, String targetCode) throws FactoryException;
}