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17 package org.apache.commons.dbcp2;
18
19 import java.sql.Connection;
20 import java.sql.SQLException;
21
22 /**
23 * Abstract factory interface for creating {@link java.sql.Connection}s.
24 *
25 * @since 2.0
26 */
27 public interface ConnectionFactory {
28 /**
29 * Create a new {@link java.sql.Connection} in an implementation specific fashion.
30 *
31 * @return a new {@link java.sql.Connection}
32 * @throws SQLException
33 * if a database error occurs creating the connection
34 */
35 Connection createConnection() throws SQLException;
36 }