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43  * $Id: Connection.java,v 1.1 2004/11/26 01:51:03 tanderson Exp $
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45 package org.exolab.jms.net.connector;
46
47 import org.exolab.jms.net.uri.URI;
48
49
50 /**
51  * A <code>Connection</code> represents an application-level handle that is used
52  * by a client to access the underlying physical connection. The actual physical
53  * connection associated with a <code>Connection</code> instance is represented
54  * by a <code>ManagedConnection</code> instance.
55  *
56  * @author <a HREF="mailto:tma@netspace.net.au">Tim Anderson</a>
57  * @version $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2004/11/26 01:51:03 $
58  * @see ManagedConnection
59  */
60 public interface Connection {
61
62     /**
63      * Invoke a method on a remote object
64      *
65      * @param request the request
66      * @return the result of the invocation
67      * @throws Throwable for any transport error
68      */
69     Response invoke(Request request) throws Throwable JavaDoc;
70
71     /**
72      * Returns the remote address to which this is connected
73      *
74      * @return the remote address to which this is connected
75      * @throws ResourceException for any error
76      */
77     URI getRemoteURI() throws ResourceException;
78
79     /**
80      * Returns the local address that this connection is bound to
81      *
82      * @return the local address that this connection is bound to
83      * @throws ResourceException for any error
84      */
85     URI getLocalURI() throws ResourceException;
86
87 }
88
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