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+/**
+ * 
+ */
+package at.gv.egiz.pdfas;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+import at.gv.egiz.pdfas.api.PdfAs;
+import at.gv.egiz.pdfas.api.exceptions.PdfAsException;
+import at.gv.egiz.pdfas.impl.api.PdfAsObject;
+
+/**
+ * Main factory for creating a PDF-AS API Instance (PdfAs Interface).
+ * 
+ * @see PdfAs
+ * 
+ * @author wprinz
+ */
+public class PdfAsFactory
+{
+  /**
+   * Creates a PDF-AS API instance for the given work directory.
+   * 
+   * @param workDirectory
+   *          The work directory.
+   * 
+   * @return Returns an instance of the PDF-AS API.
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+   *           Thrown, if the workDirectory doesn't exist.
+   * @throws PdfAsException
+   *           Thrown, if the work directory does not meet its requirements, or
+   *           if the config file is invalid.
+   */
+  public static PdfAs createPdfAs(File workDirectory) throws PdfAsException
+  {
+    return new PdfAsObject(workDirectory);
+  }
+
+}