Client.java

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package alluxio;

import java.io.Closeable;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.InetSocketAddress;

/**
 * Interface for a client in the Alluxio system.
 */
public interface Client extends Closeable {

  /**
   * Connects with the remote.
   */
  void connect() throws IOException;

  /**
   * Closes the connection with the Alluxio remote and does the necessary cleanup. It should be used
   * if the client has not connected with the remote for a while, for example.
   */
  void disconnect();

  /**
   * @return the {@link InetSocketAddress} of the remote
   */
  InetSocketAddress getAddress();

  /**
   * Returns the connected status of the client.
   *
   * @return true if this client is connected to the remote
   */
  boolean isConnected();

  /**
   * Closes the connection, then queries and sets current remote address.
   */
  void resetConnection();
}