ConnManagerFactory.java

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package com.sun.jini.jeri.internal.connection;

import net.jini.jeri.connection.ConnectionEndpoint;

/**
 * Defines interface for creating {@link ConnManager} instances.
 *
 * @author Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface ConnManagerFactory {

    /**
     * Creates <code>ConnManager</code> for managing connections initiated over
     * the given <code>ConnectionEndpoint</code>.
     *
     * @param endpoint endpoint to manage connections of
     * @return manager for connections initiated using given endpoint
     * @throws NullPointerException if <code>endpoint</code> is
     * <code>null</code>
     */
    ConnManager create(ConnectionEndpoint endpoint);
}