diff --git a/config/dialer/dialer.go b/config/dialer/dialer.go
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+package dialer
+
+import "net"
+
+type Dialer func(network, address string) (net.Conn, error)
+
+type Factory interface {
+	ClusterDialer(clusterName string) (Dialer, error)
+	DockerDialer(clusterName, machineName string) (Dialer, error)
+	NodeDialer(clusterName, machineName string) (Dialer, error)
+}