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package org.teiid.net;

import java.util.Properties;


public interface ServerConnectionFactory {
	
    /**
     * Establish a connection to the server.  
     * @param connProps The properties used by the transport to find a connection.  These 
     * properties are typically specific to the transport.
     * @return A connection, never null
     * @throws ConnectionException If an error occurs communicating between client and server
     * @throws CommunicationException If an error occurs in connecting, typically due to 
     * problems with the connection properties (bad user name, bad password, bad host name, etc)
     */
	ServerConnection getConnection(Properties connectionProperties) throws CommunicationException, ConnectionException;
}
