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package org.gradle.launcher.daemon.client;

import org.gradle.api.Nullable;
import org.gradle.api.internal.specs.ExplainingSpec;
import org.gradle.launcher.daemon.context.DaemonContext;

/**
 * A daemon connector establishes a connection to a daemon.
 */
public interface DaemonConnector {

    /**
     * Attempts to connect to a daemon that matches the given constraint.
     *
     * @return A connection to a matching daemon, or null if none running.
     */
    @Nullable
    public DaemonClientConnection maybeConnect(ExplainingSpec<DaemonContext> constraint);

    /**
     * Connects to a daemon that matches the given constraint, starting one if required.
     *
     * @return A connection to a matching daemon. Never returns null.
     */
    public DaemonClientConnection connect(ExplainingSpec<DaemonContext> constraint);

    /**
     * Starts a new daemon and returns a connection to it.
     */
    public DaemonClientConnection startDaemon(ExplainingSpec<DaemonContext> constraint);

}
