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017package org.apache.commons.dbcp2;
018
019import java.sql.Connection;
020import java.sql.SQLException;
021
022/**
023 * Abstract factory interface for creating {@link java.sql.Connection}s.
024 *
025 * @since 2.0
026 */
027public interface ConnectionFactory {
028    /**
029     * Create a new {@link java.sql.Connection} in an implementation specific fashion.
030     *
031     * @return a new {@link java.sql.Connection}
032     * @throws SQLException
033     *             if a database error occurs creating the connection
034     */
035    Connection createConnection() throws SQLException;
036}