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1   /*
2    * $Id: ConnectionStrategy.java 7976 2007-08-21 14:26:13Z dirk.olmes $
3    * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4    * Copyright (c) MuleSource, Inc.  All rights reserved.  http://www.mulesource.com
5    *
6    * The software in this package is published under the terms of the CPAL v1.0
7    * license, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in the
8    * LICENSE.txt file.
9    */
10  
11  package org.mule.providers;
12  
13  import org.mule.umo.provider.UMOConnectable;
14  
15  /**
16   * Allows developers to plug in customised reconnection behaviour
17   */
18  
19  public interface ConnectionStrategy
20  {
21      /**
22       * Attempts to connect to a resource according the strategy implemented
23       * 
24       * @param connectable the object to connect to a resource
25       * @throws FatalConnectException is thrown if the strategy finally fails to make
26       *             a connection.
27       */
28      void connect(UMOConnectable connectable) throws FatalConnectException;
29  }