IConnection.java

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/* CVS information
 * $Header: /cvs/glassfish/jmx-remote/rjmx-impl/src/java/com/sun/enterprise/admin/jmx/remote/comm/IConnection.java,v 1.3 2005/12/25 04:26:31 tcfujii Exp $
 * $Revision: 1.3 $
 * $Date: 2005/12/25 04:26:31 $
*/

package com.sun.enterprise.admin.jmx.remote.comm;
/** Represents a connection which can transfer objects through some communications channel.
 * Also supports closing the communications channel.  Opening the
 * channel is specific enough to be left to implementors.
 * @author Lloyd Chambers
 * @since S1AS7.0
 * @version 1.0
*/

public interface IConnection {
	/**
	 Read an incoming Object.
	 */
	public Object receive() throws Exception;
	/**
	 Write an object to the connection
	 */
	public void send( java.io.Serializable object ) throws Exception;
	/**
	 Closes the connection.
	 */
	public void close() throws Exception;	
}