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package org.osgi.service.io;

import java.io.IOException;
import javax.microedition.io.Connection;

/**
 * A Connection Factory service is called by the implementation of the Connector
 * Service to create {@code javax.microedition.io.Connection} objects which
 * implement the scheme named by {@code IO_SCHEME}.
 * 
 * When a {@code ConnectorService.open} method is called, the implementation of
 * the Connector Service will examine the specified name for a scheme. The
 * Connector Service will then look for a Connection Factory service which is
 * registered with the service property {@code IO_SCHEME} which matches the
 * scheme. The {@link #createConnection(String, int, boolean)} method of the
 * selected Connection Factory will then be called to create the actual
 * {@code Connection} object.
 * 
 * @author $Id: 9f6aae71e9b0b65afb94f94a8c0493a96d925558 $
 */
public interface ConnectionFactory {
	/**
	 * Service property containing the scheme(s) for which this Connection
	 * Factory can create {@code Connection} objects. This property is of type
	 * {@code String[]}.
	 */
	public static final String	IO_SCHEME	= "io.scheme";

	/**
	 * Create a new {@code Connection} object for the specified URI.
	 * 
	 * @param name The full URI passed to the {@code ConnectorService.open}
	 *        method
	 * @param mode The mode parameter passed to the
	 *        {@code ConnectorService.open} method
	 * @param timeouts The timeouts parameter passed to the
	 *        {@code ConnectorService.open} method
	 * @return A new {@code javax.microedition.io.Connection} object.
	 * @throws IOException If a {@code javax.microedition.io.Connection} object
	 *         can not not be created.
	 */
	public Connection createConnection(String name, int mode, boolean timeouts) throws IOException;
}
