+import org.opendaylight.controller.netconf.api.NetconfMessage;
+import org.opendaylight.protocol.framework.NeverReconnectStrategy;
+import org.opendaylight.protocol.framework.ReconnectStrategy;
+import org.opendaylight.protocol.framework.TimedReconnectStrategy;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
+import com.google.common.base.Stopwatch;
+import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated Use {@link NetconfClientDispatcher.createClient()} or {@link NetconfClientDispatcher.createReconnectingClient()} instead.
+ */
+@Deprecated