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#ifndef _ACTIVEMQ_TRANSPORT_TRANSPORTFACTORY_H_
#define _ACTIVEMQ_TRANSPORT_TRANSPORTFACTORY_H_

#include <activemq/util/Config.h>
#include <activemq/exceptions/ActiveMQException.h>
#include <activemq/transport/Transport.h>
#include <decaf/net/URI.h>
#include <decaf/util/Properties.h>
#include <decaf/lang/Pointer.h>

namespace activemq{
namespace transport{

    /**
     * Defines the interface for Factories that create Transports or
     * TransportFilters.
     * <p>
     * The factory should be able to create either a completely configured
     * Transport meaning that it has all the appropriate filters wrapping it,
     * or it should be able to create a slimed down version that is used in
     * composite transports like Failover or Fanout.
     *
     * @since 3.0
     */
    class AMQCPP_API TransportFactory {
    public:

        virtual ~TransportFactory() {}

        /**
         * Creates a fully configured Transport instance which could be a chain
         * of filters and transports.
         * @param location - URI location to connect to plus any properties to assign.
         * @throws ActiveMQexception if an error occurs
         */
        virtual Pointer<Transport> create(const decaf::net::URI& location) = 0;

        /**
         * Creates a slimed down Transport instance which can be used in composite
         * transport instances.
         * @param location - URI location to connect to plus any properties to assign.
         * @throws ActiveMQexception if an error occurs
         */
        virtual Pointer<Transport> createComposite(const decaf::net::URI& location) = 0;

    };

}}

#endif /*_ACTIVEMQ_TRANSPORT_TRANSPORTFACTORY_H_*/