/*
 * Copyright 2015 Open Networking Laboratory
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package org.onosproject.ui;

import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * Abstraction of an entity capable of producing a set of message handlers
 * specific to the given user interface connection.
 */
public interface UiMessageHandlerFactory {

    /**
     * Produces a collection of new message handlers.
     *
     * @return collection of new handlers
     */
    Collection<UiMessageHandler> newHandlers();

}