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41 * Copyright 2003-2005 (C) Exoffice Technologies Inc. All Rights Reserved.
42 *
43 * $Id: Connection.java,v 1.2 2005/11/16 12:32:49 tanderson Exp $
44 */
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: 1.2 $ $Date: 2005/11/16 12:32:49 $
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;
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 * Close this connection, releasing any allocated resources.
89 *
90 * @throws ResourceException for any error.
91 */
92 void close() throws ResourceException;
93
94 }