/**
 * 
 */
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);
  }

}