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package org.eclipse.jetty.websocket.servlet;

/**
 * Abstract WebSocket creator interface.
 * <p>
 * Should you desire filtering of the WebSocket object creation due to criteria such as origin or sub-protocol, then you will be required to implement a custom
 * WebSocketCreator implementation.
 * <p>
 * This has been moved from the WebSocketServlet to a standalone class managed by the WebSocketServerFactory due to need of WebSocket {@link Extension}s that
 * require the ability to create new websockets (such as the mux extension)
 */
public interface WebSocketCreator
{
    /**
     * Create a websocket from the incoming request.
     * 
     * @param req
     *            the request details
     * @param resp
     *            the response details
     * @return a websocket object to use, or null if no websocket should be created from this request.
     */
    Object createWebSocket(ServletUpgradeRequest req, ServletUpgradeResponse resp);
}
