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package org.apache.seatunnel.connectors.seatunnel.jdbc.internal.dialect;

/**
 * A factory to create a specific {@link JdbcDialect}
 *
 * @see JdbcDialect
 */
public interface JdbcDialectFactory {

    /**
     * Retrieves whether the dialect thinks that it can open a connection to the given URL.
     * Typically, dialects will return <code>true</code> if they understand the sub-protocol
     * specified in the URL and <code>false</code> if they do not.
     *
     * @param url the URL of the database
     * @return <code>true</code> if this dialect understands the given URL; <code>false</code>
     *     otherwise.
     */
    boolean acceptsURL(String url);

    /** @return Creates a new instance of the {@link JdbcDialect}. */
    JdbcDialect create();
}
