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package com.dmdirc.interfaces;

import com.dmdirc.Server;
import com.dmdirc.config.Identity;

import java.net.URI;

/**
 * Interface for factories which create new {@link Server}s.
 */
public interface ServerFactory {

    /**
     * Creates a new server which will connect to the specified URL with
     * the specified profile.
     *
     * @param uri The address of the server to connect to
     * @param profile The profile to use
     * @return A new {@link Server} instance with the appropriate configuration
     */
    Server createServer(final URI uri, final Identity profile);

}
