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 package org.apache.commons.dbcp;

 import java.sql.Connection;

 import java.sql.SQLException;

 /**

  * Abstract factory interface for creating {@link java.sql.Connection}s.

  *

  * @author Rodney Waldhoff

  * @version $Revision: 1023401 $ $Date: 2010-10-16 21:54:24 -0400 (Sat, 16 Oct 2010) $

  */

 public interface ConnectionFactory {

     /**

      * Create a new {@link java.sql.Connection} in an

      * implementation specific fashion.

      *

      * @return a new {@link java.sql.Connection}

      * @throws SQLException if a database error occurs creating the connection

      */

     public abstract Connection createConnection() throws SQLException;

 }