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    017package org.apache.commons.dbcp2;
    018
    019import java.sql.Connection;
    020import java.sql.SQLException;
    021
    022/**
    023 * Abstract factory interface for creating {@link java.sql.Connection}s.
    024 *
    025 * @since 2.0
    026 */
    027public interface ConnectionFactory {
    028    /**
    029     * Create a new {@link java.sql.Connection} in an implementation specific fashion.
    030     *
    031     * @return a new {@link java.sql.Connection}
    032     * @throws SQLException
    033     *             if a database error occurs creating the connection
    034     */
    035    Connection createConnection() throws SQLException;
    036}