content: /**
   * This file is part of Aion-Lightning <aion-lightning.org>.
   *
   *  Aion-Lightning is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
   *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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   *
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   */
  
  package com.aionemu.commons.network;
  
  import java.io.IOException;
  import java.nio.channels.SocketChannel;
  
  /**
   * This interface defines a factory for connection implementations.<br>
   * It is used by the class {@link com.aionemu.commons.network.Acceptor Acceptor}
   * to create actual connection implementations.<br>
   * 
   * @author -Nemesiss-
   * @see com.aionemu.commons.network.Acceptor
   */
  public interface ConnectionFactory {
  
  	/**
  	 * Create a new {@link com.aionemu.commons.network.AConnection AConnection}
  	 * instance.<br>
  	 * 
  	 * @param socket
  	 *            that new {@link com.aionemu.commons.network.AConnection
  	 *            AConnection} instance will represent.<br>
  	 * @param dispatcher
  	 *            to wich new connection will be registered.<br>
  	 * @return a new instance of {@link com.aionemu.commons.network.AConnection
  	 *         AConnection}<br>
  	 * @throws IOException
  	 * @see com.aionemu.commons.network.AConnection
  	 * @see com.aionemu.commons.network.Dispatcher
  	 */
  	public AConnection create(SocketChannel socket, Dispatcher dispatcher) throws IOException;
  }
  