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package jolie.net;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* This interface is to be implemented by communication channels that are
* to be polled by <code>CommCore</code>.
* @author Fabrizio Montesi
* @see CommCore
* @see CommChannel
*/
public interface PollableCommChannel
{
/**
* Returns <code>true</code> if this channel is ready for receiving an input message, <code>false</code> otherwise.
* @return <code>true</code> if this channel is ready for receiving an input message, <code>false</code> otherwise
* @throws java.io.IOException
*/
public boolean isReady()
throws IOException;
}