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+package scala.collection.generic
+
+/** A template for companion objects of mutable.Map and subclasses thereof.
+ */
+abstract class MapFactory[CC[A, B] <: Map[A, B] with MapTemplate[A, B, CC[A, B]]] {
+
+  type Coll = CC[_, _]
+
+  def newBuilder[A, B]: Builder[(A, B), CC[A, B]]
+
+  def empty[A, B]: CC[A, B]
+
+  def apply[A, B](elems: (A, B)*): CC[A, B] = (newBuilder[A, B] ++= elems).result
+
+  class MapBuilderFactory[A, B] extends BuilderFactory[(A, B), CC[A, B], Coll] {
+    def apply(from: Coll) = newBuilder[A, B]
+  }
+}