/*
* Copyright (C)2009 - SSHJ Contributors
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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*/
package net.schmizz.sshj.connection.channel.direct;
import net.schmizz.sshj.common.SSHException;
/** A factory interface for creating SSH {@link Session session channels}. */
public interface SessionFactory {
/**
* Opens a {@code session} channel. The returned {@link Session} instance allows {@link Session#exec(String)
* executing a remote command}, {@link Session#startSubsystem(String) starting a subsystem}, or {@link
* Session#startShell() starting a shell}.
*
* @return the opened {@code session} channel
*
* @throws SSHException
* @see Session
*/
Session startSession()
throws SSHException;
}