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+// Copyright 2016 Yahoo Inc. Licensed under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license. See LICENSE in the project root.
+package com.yahoo.search.federation.http;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import com.yahoo.search.federation.ProviderConfig;
+
+/**
+ * Some static helper classes for configured*Searcher classes
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:bratseth@yahoo-inc.com">Jon Bratseth</a>
+ */
+class ConfiguredSearcherHelper {
+
+    /** No instantiation */
+    private ConfiguredSearcherHelper() { }
+
+    public static List<Connection> toConnectionList(ProviderConfig providerConfig) {
+        List<Connection> connections=new ArrayList<>();
+        for(ProviderConfig.Node node : providerConfig.node()) {
+            connections.add(new Connection(node.host(), node.port()));
+        }
+        return connections;
+    }
+
+}