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-/java/
diff --git a/org.eclipse.ecf.provider.etcd3/src/main/java/org/eclipse/ecf/provider/etcd3/container/ManagedChannelBuilderConfigurer.java b/org.eclipse.ecf.provider.etcd3/src/main/java/org/eclipse/ecf/provider/etcd3/container/ManagedChannelBuilderConfigurer.java
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+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Composent, Inc. All rights reserved. This
+ * program and the accompanying materials are made available under the terms of
+ * the Eclipse Public License v1.0 which accompanies this distribution, and is
+ * available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ * 
+ * Contributors: Scott Lewis - initial API and implementation
+ ******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.ecf.provider.etcd3.container;
+
+import io.grpc.ManagedChannelBuilder;
+
+public interface ManagedChannelBuilderConfigurer {
+
+	ManagedChannelBuilder<?> createAndConfigureManagedChannelBuilder(Etcd3DiscoveryContainerConfig config);
+
+}