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 * Copyright 2014 Stormpath, Inc.
 *
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package com.stormpath.sdk.client;

import com.stormpath.sdk.lang.Classes;

/**
 * Static utility/helper class for working with {@link Client} resources. For example:
 * <pre>
 * <b>Clients.builder()</b>
 *     // ... etc ...
 *     .setProxy(new Proxy("192.168.2.120", 9001))
 *     .build();
 * </pre>
 *
 * <p>See the {@link ClientBuilder ClientBuilder} JavaDoc for extensive documentation on client configuration.</p>
 *
 * @see ClientBuilder
 * @since 1.0.alpha
 */
public final class Clients {

    /**
     * Returns a new {@link ClientBuilder} instance, used to construct {@link Client} instances.
     *
     * @return a a new {@link ClientBuilder} instance, used to construct {@link Client} instances.
     */
    public static ClientBuilder builder() {
        return (ClientBuilder) Classes.newInstance("com.stormpath.sdk.impl.client.DefaultClientBuilder");
    }

}
