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package org.apache.flink.connector.jdbc.lineage;

import org.apache.flink.annotation.PublicEvolving;

import io.openlineage.client.utils.jdbc.JdbcExtractor;

/**
 * A factory to create a specific {@link JdbcExtractor}. This factory is used with Java's Service
 * Provider Interfaces (SPI) for discovering.
 *
 * <p>Classes that implement this interface can be added to the
 * "META_INF/services/org.apache.flink.connector.jdbc.lineage.JdbcLocationExtractorFactory" file of
 * a JAR file in the current classpath to be found.
 *
 * @see JdbcExtractor
 */
@PublicEvolving
public interface JdbcLocationExtractorFactory {

    JdbcExtractor createExtractor();
}
