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 * @project      The CERN Tape Archive (CTA)
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#pragma once

#include "rdbms/Login.hpp"

namespace cta::rdbms {

/**
 * Abstract class specifying the interface to a factory of Login objects.
 */
class LoginFactory {
public:

  /**
   * Destructor.
   */
  virtual ~LoginFactory() = 0;

  /**
   * Returns a newly created Login object.
   *
   * @return A newly created Login object.
   */
  virtual Login create() = 0;

}; // class Login

} // namespace cta::rdbms