HiveFactory (Hive 9.6.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

PolicyFileHiveFactory
```
public interface HiveFactory
```
HiveFactory creates Hives to be registered by the HiveMind. For instance there could be Hives that read the system policy from a file, while others read it from a database.

Author:

marrink

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  Hive createHive()
  Creates a new Hive according to the configuration (if any) of this factory.

- Method Detail
  - createHive
```
Hive createHive()
```
    Creates a new Hive according to the configuration (if any) of this factory. The factory is free to return null or throw an exception if an unrecoverable problem arises.
    
    Returns:
    
    the new Hive.