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017    package org.apache.servicemix.client;
018    
019    import javax.jbi.JBIException;
020    
021    /**
022     * An interface that defines a factory to create ServiceMixClient.
023     * An implementation should be bound in the JNDI context
024     * 
025     * @author <a href="mailto:gnodet [at] apache.org">Guillaume Nodet</a>
026     * @deprecated
027     */
028    public interface ClientFactory extends org.apache.servicemix.jbi.api.ClientFactory {
029    
030        /**
031         * Create a new client to interact with the JBI bus
032         * 
033         * @return a client
034         * @throws JBIException if an error occurs
035         */
036        ServiceMixClient createClient() throws JBIException;
037        
038    }