jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/ClientConnectionFactory.java

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package org.eclipse.jetty.io;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Factory for client-side {@link Connection} instances.
 */
public interface ClientConnectionFactory
{
    /**
     *
     * @param endPoint the {@link org.eclipse.jetty.io.EndPoint} to link the newly created connection to
     * @param context the context data to create the connection
     * @return a new {@link Connection}
     * @throws IOException if the connection cannot be created
     */
    public Connection newConnection(EndPoint endPoint, Map<String, Object> context) throws IOException;
}