Remove cyclic dependency by moving creation method to factory class

[HelgeStenstrom]

Description

A static creation method is moved from an interface to a new factory class,
in order to break a dependency cycle.

What kind of change does this PR introduce? (check at least one)

• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
• Code style update
• [ x] Refactor
• Build-related changes
• This change requires a documentation update
• Other, please describe:

Does this PR introduce a breaking change? (check one)

• Yes
• [ x] No

Has This Been Tested?

• [ x] Yes
• No

Checklist:

• My code follows the style guidelines of this project
• I have performed a self-review of my own code
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
• My changes generate no new warnings
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
• Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules