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23
24 /*
25     Copyright 2000 iPlanet Alliance
26 */
27
28 package com.sun.enterprise.admin.comm;
29
30 //JDK imports
31 import java.io.Serializable JavaDoc;
32
33
34 /**
35     Represents a connection which can transfer objects through some communications channel.
36     
37     Also supports closing the communications channel. Opening the
38     channel is specific enough to be left to implementors.
39 */
40
41 public interface IConnection
42 {
43     /**
44         Read an incoming Object.
45     */
46     public Object JavaDoc receive() throws Exception JavaDoc;
47     
48     /**
49         Write an object to the connection
50     */
51     public void send( Serializable JavaDoc object ) throws Exception JavaDoc;
52     
53         /**
54             Closes the connection.
55         */
56     public void close() throws Exception JavaDoc;
57     
58 }
59
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