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 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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package com.budjb.httprequests;

import com.budjb.httprequests.converter.EntityConverterManager;

/**
 * Describes a factory class that creates an {@link HttpClient} instance. Individual HTTP client libraries
 * should implement this factory for the creation of HTTP clients.
 * 
 * These factories are suitable for instantiation as Spring beans so that the factory can be injected where needed.
 */
public interface HttpClientFactory {
    /**
     * Create a new HTTP client.
     *
     * @return An {@link HttpClient} implementation instance.
     */
    HttpClient createHttpClient();

    /**
     * Returns the entity converter manager.
     *
     * @return The entity converter manager.
     */
    EntityConverterManager getConverterManager();
}