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1 package org.jacorb.notification.interfaces;
2
3 /*
4  * JacORB - a free Java ORB
5  *
6  * Copyright (C) 1999-2004 Gerald Brose
7  *
8  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
9  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
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21  *
22  */
23
24 /**
25  * The interface MessageConsumer provides an abstraction of an ProxySupplier. <br>
26  * The MessageConsumer is responsible to maintain the Connection to the real Consumer. To deliver a
27  * Message the MessageConsumer converts the Message to the appropiate Format (Any, StructuredEvent,
28  * Sequence of StructuredEvent) required by its Consumer and delivers it. <br>
29  *
30  * @author Alphonse Bendt
31  * @version $Id: MessageConsumer.java,v 1.12 2005/04/27 10:39:07 alphonse.bendt Exp $
32  */
33
34 public interface MessageConsumer extends Comparable JavaDoc
35 {
36     /**
37      * Deliver a Message to the associated Consumer.
38      */
39     void deliverMessage(Message m);
40
41     /**
42      * check if this MessageConsumer is still valid.
43      */
44     boolean isDisposed();
45
46     void destroy();
47 }
48
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