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package com.mongodb.binding;

/**
 * A factory of connection sources to servers that can be written to, e.g, a standalone, a mongos, or a replica set primary.
 *
 * @since 3.0
 */
public interface WriteBinding extends ReferenceCounted {
    /**
     * Supply a connection source to a server that can be written to
     *
     * @return a connection source
     */
    ConnectionSource getWriteConnectionSource();

    @Override
    WriteBinding retain();
}
