/**
 * Copyright 2010 JBoss Inc
 *
 * 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
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package org.eclipse.webdav;

/**
 * Factory for constructing WebDAV servers.
 * <p>
 * <b>Note:</b> This class/interface is part of an interim API that is still under 
 * development and expected to change significantly before reaching stability. 
 * It is being made available at this early stage to solicit feedback from pioneering 
 * adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API will almost 
 * certainly be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves.
 * </p>
 *
 * @see IServer
 */
public interface IServerFactory {

	/**
	 * Returns a new server for the WebDAV server with
	 * the given URL.
	 */
	public IServer newServer(String serverURL);
}
