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package javax.xml.soap;

/**
 * A factory for creating <code>SOAPConnection</code> objects. Implementation of this class is
 * optional. If <code>SOAPConnectionFactory.newInstance()</code> throws an
 * <code>UnsupportedOperationException</code> then the implementation does not support the SAAJ
 * communication infrastructure. Otherwise <code>SOAPConnection</code> objects can be created by
 * calling <code>createConnection()</code> on the newly created <code>SOAPConnectionFactory</code>
 * object.
 */
public abstract class SOAPConnectionFactory {

    public SOAPConnectionFactory() {
    }

    /**
     * Creates an instance of the default <CODE> SOAPConnectionFactory</CODE> object.
     *
     * @return a new instance of a default <CODE> SOAPConnectionFactory</CODE> object
     * @throws SOAPException                 if there was an error creating the <CODE>SOAPConnectionFactory
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if newInstance is not supported.
     */
    public static SOAPConnectionFactory newInstance()
            throws SOAPException, UnsupportedOperationException {

        try {
            return (SOAPConnectionFactory)FactoryFinder.find(SOAPConnectionFactory.class,
                                                             DEFAULT_SOAP_CONNECTION_FACTORY);
        } catch (Exception exception) {
            throw new SOAPException("Unable to create SOAP connection factory: "
                    + exception.getMessage());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Create a new <CODE>SOAPConnection</CODE>.
     *
     * @return the new <CODE>SOAPConnection</CODE> object.
     * @throws SOAPException if there was an exception creating the <CODE>SOAPConnection</CODE>
     *                       object.
     */
    public abstract SOAPConnection createConnection() throws SOAPException;

    private static final String DEFAULT_SOAP_CONNECTION_FACTORY =
            "org.apache.axis2.saaj.SOAPConnectionFactoryImpl";
}
