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package org.apache.tomcat.dbcp.dbcp2;
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.SQLException;
/**
* Abstract factory interface for creating {@link java.sql.Connection}s.
*
* @author Rodney Waldhoff
* @since 2.0
*/
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
*/
Connection createConnection() throws SQLException;
}