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package com.hazelcast.internal.networking;
import java.nio.channels.SocketChannel;
/**
* A factory for creating {@link Channel} instances.
*/
public interface ChannelFactory {
/**
* Creates the Channel.
*
* Currently this interface is suboptimal. It imposes a SocketChanel as a basis. Probably once the TLS is integrated
* directly in the pipeline of the Channel, this whole factory can be dropped.
*/
Channel create(SocketChannel channel, boolean client, boolean directBuffer) throws Exception;
}