sshd-core/src/main/java/org/apache/sshd/common/forward/ForwarderFactory.java

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package org.apache.sshd.common.forward;

import org.apache.sshd.common.session.ConnectionService;

/**
 * A factory for creating forwarder objects for client port forwarding
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@mina.apache.org">Apache MINA SSHD Project</a>
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface ForwarderFactory {

    /**
     * Creates the forwarder to be used for TCP/IP port forwards for this session.
     *
     * @param  service the {@link ConnectionService} the connections are forwarded through
     * @return         the {@link Forwarder} that will listen for connections and set up forwarding
     */
    Forwarder create(ConnectionService service);
}