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014    
015    package org.apache.hivemind.service;
016    
017    import java.util.Locale;
018    
019    /**
020     * The hivemind.ThreadLocale service is intrinsic to HiveMind; its a threaded service for storing
021     * the locale for the <em>current</em> thread (it uses the threaded service).
022     * 
023     * @author Howard M. Lewis Ship
024     * @since 1.1
025     */
026    public interface ThreadLocale
027    {
028        /**
029         * Changes the locale from the default.
030         */
031    
032        public void setLocale(Locale locale);
033    
034        /**
035         * Returns the current locale. Initially, this is the
036         * {@link org.apache.hivemind.Registry#getLocale()} default locale. This may be changed for a
037         * thread.
038         */
039    
040        public Locale getLocale();
041    }