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# CarbonController

The `CarbonController`  purpose is to manage liquidity strategies and execute trades while ensuring compliance with the protocol's rules. 

Its functions include:

1. **Liquidity Management**:\
   The `CarbonController` facilitates the creation and management of liquidity strategies by users. These strategies define how liquidity is allocated across various market conditions to optimize trading outcomes.
2. **Strategy Execution**:\
   It controls the execution of user-defined strategies. By automating the trade processes, the controller ensures that trades align with the parameters defined in the liquidity strategies.
3. **Trade Handling**:\
   The contract processes trades by interacting with connected liquidity pools. It calculates optimal trade routes and ensures that trades occur within the bounds of user-defined parameters like slippage limits.