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 * Copyright 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
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package io.vertx.ext.auth;

import io.vertx.codegen.annotations.DataObject;
import io.vertx.core.Vertx;

/**
 * A common base object for authentication options.<p>
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:julien@julienviet.com">Julien Viet</a>
 */
@DataObject
public interface AuthOptions {

  AuthOptions clone();

  /**
   * Create the suitable provider for this option.
   *
   * @param vertx the vertx instance
   * @return the auth provider
   */
  AuthProvider createProvider(Vertx vertx);
}