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package org.springframework.integration.ip.tcp.connection;
import org.springframework.context.Lifecycle;
/**
* A factory used to create TcpConnection objects.
*
* @author Gary Russell
* @since 2.0
*
*/
public interface ConnectionFactory extends Lifecycle {
TcpConnection getConnection() throws Exception;
}