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#ifndef _ConnectionInputHandlerFactory_
#define _ConnectionInputHandlerFactory_

#include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>
#include <string>

namespace qpid {
namespace sys {

class ConnectionOutputHandler;
class ConnectionInputHandler;

/**
 * Callback interface used by the Acceptor to
 * create a ConnectionInputHandler for each new connection.
 */
class ConnectionInputHandlerFactory : private boost::noncopyable
{
  public:
    /**
     *@param out handler for connection output.
     *@param id identify the connection for management purposes.
     */
    virtual ConnectionInputHandler* create(ConnectionOutputHandler* out,
                                           const std::string& id,
                                           bool isClient) = 0;
    
    virtual ~ConnectionInputHandlerFactory(){}
};

}}


#endif
