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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+namespace OCP\Security\Ip;
+
+/**
+ * @since 30.0.0
+ */
+interface IFactory {
+	/**
+	 * Creates a range from string
+	 *
+	 * @since 30.0.0
+	 * @throws \InvalidArgumentException on invalid range
+	 */
+	public function rangeFromString(string $range): IRange;
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a address from string
+	 *
+	 * @since 30.0.0
+	 * @throws \InvalidArgumentException on invalid IP
+	 */
+	public function addressFromString(string $ip): IAddress;
+}