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+package net.pterodactylus.irc;
+
+/**
+ * Creates {@link Connection}s to IRC servers.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:bombe@pterodactylus.net">David ‘Bombe’ Roden</a>
+ */
+public interface ConnectionFactory {
+
+ Connection createConnection(String hostname, int port);
+
+}