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#ifndef __ETCHSERVERFACTORY_H__
#define __ETCHSERVERFACTORY_H__

#include "support/EtchRuntime.h"
#include "transport/EtchSession.h"
#include "transport/EtchTransport.h"
#include "transport/EtchTransportMessage.h"
#include "util/EtchResources.h"

class EtchRuntime;

/**
 * Interface to use for constructing new server instances by
 * TransportHelper.
 */
class EtchServerFactory : public EtchSession, public EtchTransport<EtchSession> {
public:
  /**
   * @param transport the TransportMessage to use with the new server instance.
   * @param uri the uri to use to configure the new server instance.
   * @param resources the resources to use for the new server instance.
   * @throws Exception
   */
  virtual status_t newServer(EtchRuntime *runtime, EtchTransportMessage* transport, const EtchString& uri, EtchResources* resources) = 0;

  /**
   * @param uri the uri to use to configure the new value factory.
   * @return a new instance of value factory for this connection.
   */
  virtual status_t newValueFactory(const EtchString& uri, EtchValueFactory *&vf) = 0;

};

  typedef capu::SmartPointer<EtchServerFactory> EtchServerFactoryPtr;

#endif /* __ETCHSERVERFACTORY_H__ */