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Comment by Peter: The OMI file is a pragmatic method to instantiate a component. A Factory pattern should be considerd for the Standard, where the default implementation of the SDK is based on the OMI file.
Minutes: ToDo
We could not reach an agreement about using a factory pattern instead of the OMI file that is currently used in OpenIM 1.4. Stef and Peter will write at documents that i more details explains how the factory pattern will could work and some examples of situation where using the factory pattern is beneficial to the end users (those that create compositions). We will discuss the factory pattern again at the next OATC meeting.
3.3 Development and release road map
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