1 /*
2 * Copyright 2013 The Netty Project
3 *
4 * The Netty Project licenses this file to you under the Apache License,
5 * version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
6 * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
12 * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
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14 * under the License.
15 */
16 package io.netty.bootstrap;
17
18 import io.netty.channel.Channel;
19
20 /**
21 * Factory that creates a new {@link Channel} on {@link Bootstrap#bind()}, {@link Bootstrap#connect()}, and
22 * {@link ServerBootstrap#bind()}.
23 */
24 public interface ChannelFactory<T extends Channel> {
25 /**
26 * Creates a new channel.
27 */
28 T newChannel();
29 }