// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 
using System.Net;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Connections;
 
/// <summary>
/// Defines an interface that provides the mechanisms for binding to various types of <see cref="EndPoint"/>s.
/// </summary>
public interface IConnectionListenerFactory
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Creates an <see cref="IConnectionListener"/> bound to the specified <see cref="EndPoint"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="endpoint">The <see cref="EndPoint" /> to bind to.</param>
    /// <param name="cancellationToken">The token to monitor for cancellation requests.</param>
    /// <returns>A <see cref="ValueTask{IConnectionListener}"/> that completes when the listener has been bound, yielding a <see cref="IConnectionListener" /> representing the new listener.</returns>
    ValueTask<IConnectionListener> BindAsync(EndPoint endpoint, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
}