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+package com.beust.jcommander;
+
+/**
+ * A factory to create {@link IStringConverter} instances.
+ *
+ * This interface lets you specify your converters in one place instead of having them repeated all over your argument classes.
+ *
+ * @author simon04
+ * @see IStringConverterFactory
+ */
+public interface IStringConverterInstanceFactory {
+    /**
+     * Obtain a converter instance for parsing {@code parameter} as type {@code forType}
+     * @param parameter the parameter to parse
+     * @param forType the type class
+     * @param optionName the name of the option used on the command line
+     * @return a converter instance
+     */
+    IStringConverter<?> getConverterInstance(Parameter parameter, Class<?> forType, String optionName);
+}