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+// 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;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Connections;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Defines an interface that determines whether the listener factory supports binding to the specified <see cref="EndPoint"/>.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// This interface should be implemented by <see cref="IConnectionListenerFactory"/> and <see cref="IMultiplexedConnectionListenerFactory"/>
+/// types that want to control want endpoint instances they can bind to.
+/// </remarks>
+public interface IConnectionListenerFactorySelector
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns a value that indicates whether the listener factory supports binding to the specified <see cref="EndPoint"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="endpoint">The <see cref="EndPoint" /> to bind to.</param>
+    /// <returns>A value that indicates whether the listener factory supports binding to the specified <see cref="EndPoint"/>.</returns>
+    bool CanBind(EndPoint endpoint);
+}