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package javax.management.remote;

import java.io.IOException;

import java.util.Map;

/**

 * <p>A provider for creating JMX API connector clients using a given

 * protocol.  Instances of this interface are created by {@link

 * JMXConnectorFactory} as part of its {@link

 * JMXConnectorFactory#newJMXConnector(JMXServiceURL, Map)

 * newJMXConnector} method.</p>

 *

 * @since 1.5

 */

public interface JMXConnectorProvider {

    /**

     * <p>Creates a new connector client that is ready to connect

     * to the connector server at the given address.  Each successful

     * call to this method produces a different

     * <code>JMXConnector</code> object.</p>

     *

     * @param serviceURL the address of the connector server to connect to.

     *

     * @param environment a read-only Map containing named attributes

     * to determine how the connection is made.  Keys in this map must

     * be Strings.  The appropriate type of each associated value

     * depends on the attribute.

     *

     * @return a <code>JMXConnector</code> representing the new

     * connector client.  Each successful call to this method produces

     * a different object.

     *

     * @exception NullPointerException if <code>serviceURL</code> or

     * <code>environment</code> is null.

     *

     * @exception IOException It is recommended for a provider

     * implementation to throw {@code MalformedURLException} if the

     * protocol in the {@code serviceURL} is not recognized by this

     * provider, {@code JMXProviderException} if this is a provider

     * for the protocol in {@code serviceURL} but it cannot be used

     * for some reason or any other {@code IOException} if the

     * connection cannot be made because of a communication problem.

     */

    public JMXConnector newJMXConnector(JMXServiceURL serviceURL,

                                        Map<String,?> environment)

            throws IOException;

}