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package io.vertx.proton.sasl;

public interface ProtonSaslMechanismFactory {

  
Creates an instance of the authentication mechanism implementation.
Returns:
a new mechanism instance./**
   * Creates an instance of the authentication mechanism implementation.
   *
   * @return a new mechanism instance.
   */
  ProtonSaslMechanism createMechanism();

  
Get the name of the mechanism supported by the factory
Returns:
the name of the mechanism/**
   * Get the name of the mechanism supported by the factory
   *
   * @return the name of the mechanism
   */
  String getMechanismName();
}