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package org.apache.camel.component.netty4;

import io.netty.channel.Channel;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelInitializer;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelPipeline;

/**
 * Factory to create {@link ChannelPipeline} for clients, eg {@link NettyProducer}.
 * <p/>
 * Implementators must support creating a new instance of this factory which is associated
 * to the given {@link NettyProducer} using the {@link #createPipelineFactory(NettyProducer)}
 * method.
 *
 * @see ChannelInitializer
 */
public abstract class ClientInitializerFactory extends ChannelInitializer<Channel> {

    /**
     * Creates a new {@link ClientInitializerFactory} using the given {@link NettyProducer}
     *
     * @param producer the associated producers
     * @return the {@link ClientInitializerFactory} associated to the given producer.
     */
    public abstract ClientInitializerFactory createPipelineFactory(NettyProducer producer);

}
