ChannelHandlerFactory.java

/*
 * PortUnificationChannelPipelineFactory.java
 *
 * Created on Feb 9, 2010, 11:05:07 AM
 *
 * Description: Defines a channel handler factory.
 *
 * Copyright (C) Feb 9, 2010 reed.
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
 * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
 * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 * See the GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
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 * if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 */
package org.texai.network.netty.handler;

import org.jboss.netty.channel.ChannelHandler;

/** Defines a channel handler factory.
 *
 * @author reed
 */
public interface ChannelHandlerFactory {

  /** Gets a new channel handler.
   *
   * @return a new channel handler
   */
  ChannelHandler getHandler();

}