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package org.apache.commons.pool;

A factory interface for creating ObjectPools. 
Author:
Rodney Waldhoff
Type parameters:
<T> – the type of objects held in this pool
See Also:
ObjectPool
Version:
$Revision: 1222388 $ $Date: 2011-12-22 13:28:27 -0500 (Thu, 22 Dec 2011) $
Since:
Pool 1.0/**
 * A factory interface for creating {@link ObjectPool}s.
 *
 * @param <T> the type of objects held in this pool
 * 
 * @see ObjectPool
 *
 * @author Rodney Waldhoff
 * @version $Revision: 1222388 $ $Date: 2011-12-22 13:28:27 -0500 (Thu, 22 Dec 2011) $
 * @since Pool 1.0
 */
public interface ObjectPoolFactory<T> {
    
Create and return a new ObjectPool. 
Throws:
IllegalStateException – when this pool factory is not configured properly
Returns:
a new ObjectPool/**
     * Create and return a new {@link ObjectPool}.
     * @return a new {@link ObjectPool}
     * @throws IllegalStateException when this pool factory is not configured properly
     */
    ObjectPool<T> createPool() throws IllegalStateException;
}