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package org.forgerock.opendj.ldap.spi;

import java.net.SocketAddress;

import org.forgerock.opendj.ldap.ConnectionFactory;

/**
 * Interface for all classes that actually implement
 * {@code LDAPConnectionFactory}.
 * <p>
 * An implementation class is provided by a {@code TransportProvider}.
 * <p>
 * The implementation can be automatically loaded using the
 * {@code java.util.ServiceLoader} facility if its provider extending
 * {@code TransportProvider} is declared in the provider-configuration file
 * {@code META-INF/services/org.forgerock.opendj.ldap.spi.TransportProvider}.
 */
public interface LDAPConnectionFactoryImpl extends ConnectionFactory {

    /**
     * Returns the address used by the connections created by this factory.
     *
     * @return The address used by the connections.
     */
    public SocketAddress getSocketAddress();

}