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# MTRDeviceControllerFactory

```
class MTRDeviceControllerFactory
```

## Topics

### Instance Properties

[`running`](/documentation/Matter/MTRDeviceControllerFactory/isRunning)

[`knownFabrics`](/documentation/Matter/MTRDeviceControllerFactory/knownFabrics)

### Instance Methods

[`-  createControllerOnExistingFabric:error:`](/documentation/Matter/MTRDeviceControllerFactory/createController(onExistingFabric:))

[`-  createControllerOnNewFabric:error:`](/documentation/Matter/MTRDeviceControllerFactory/createController(onNewFabric:))

[`-  preWarmCommissioningSession`](/documentation/Matter/MTRDeviceControllerFactory/preWarmCommissioningSession())

[`-  startControllerFactory:error:`](/documentation/Matter/MTRDeviceControllerFactory/start(_:))

[`-  stopControllerFactory`](/documentation/Matter/MTRDeviceControllerFactory/stop())

### Type Methods

[`+  sharedInstance`](/documentation/Matter/MTRDeviceControllerFactory/sharedInstance())

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`CustomDebugStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomDebugStringConvertible)

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

[`CVarArg`](/documentation/Swift/CVarArg)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

### Inherits From

[`NSObject-swift.class`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObject-swift.class)

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