IOIOConnectionFactory.java

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package ioio.lib.spi;

import ioio.lib.api.IOIOConnection;

public interface IOIOConnectionFactory {
    /**
     * A unique name of the connection type. Typically a fully-qualified
     * name of the connection class.
     */
    public String getType();

    /**
     * Extra information on the connection. This is specific to the
     * connection type. For example, for a Bluetooth connection, this is an
     * array containing the name and the Bluetooth address of the remote
     * IOIO.
     */
    public Object getExtra();

    public IOIOConnection createConnection();
}