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+from typing import Dict, Optional, Type
+from confdoc.parsers.json_parser import JsonParser
+from confdoc.parsers.yaml_parser import YamlParser
+from confdoc.parsers.toml_parser import TomlParser
+
+
+class ConfigParserFactory:
+    """Factory for creating configuration parsers based on format."""
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._parsers: Dict[str, object] = {
+            "json": JsonParser(),
+            "yaml": YamlParser(),
+            "toml": TomlParser(),
+        }
+        self._format_detection = {
+            ".json": "json",
+            ".yaml": "yaml",
+            ".yml": "yaml",
+            ".toml": "toml",
+        }
+    
+    def get_parser(self, format: Optional[str] = None):
+        """Get a parser for the specified format."""
+        if format is None:
+            format = "json"
+        
+        parser = self._parsers.get(format.lower())
+        if parser is None:
+            raise ValueError(f"Unsupported format: {format}")
+        
+        return parser
+    
+    def get_parser_for_file(self, file_path: str):
+        """Detect format from file path and return appropriate parser."""
+        import os
+        ext = os.path.splitext(file_path)[1].lower()
+        format = self._format_detection.get(ext, "json")
+        return self.get_parser(format)
+    
+    def detect_format(self, content: str) -> str:
+        """Detect format from content."""
+        content = content.strip()
+        
+        if content.startswith("{"):
+            return "json"
+        elif content.startswith("["):
+            return "toml"
+        elif content.startswith("#"):
+            return "yaml"
+        elif ":" in content and "=" not in content.split(":")[0]:
+            return "yaml"
+        elif "=" in content and not content.startswith("{"):
+            return "toml"
+        
+        return "json"
+    
+    def register_parser(self, format: str, parser: object):
+        """Register a new parser."""
+        self._parsers[format] = parser