asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/aqlj/server/IClientThreadFactory.java

/*
 * Copyright 2009-2011 by The Regents of the University of California
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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package edu.uci.ics.asterix.api.aqlj.server;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.Socket;

/**
 * Implementing this interface allows a class such as {@link ThreadedServer} to
 * spawn a particular type of thread to handle some client connection.
 * 
 * @author zheilbron
 */
public interface IClientThreadFactory {
    public Thread createThread(Socket socket) throws IOException;
}