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package net.jxta.pipe;
import net.jxta.endpoint.Message;
import net.jxta.id.ID;
import net.jxta.protocol.PipeAdvertisement;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* OuputPipe defines the interface for sending messages from a
* {@link net.jxta.pipe.PipeService}.
*
* <p/>Application that want to send messages onto a Pipe must fist get
* an {@link net.jxta.pipe.OutputPipe} from the {@link net.jxta.pipe.PipeService}.
*
* @see net.jxta.pipe.PipeService
* @see net.jxta.pipe.InputPipe
* @see net.jxta.endpoint.Message
* @see net.jxta.protocol.PipeAdvertisement
*/
public interface OutputPipe {
/**
* Send a message through the pipe
*
* <p/><b>WARNING:</b> The message object used when sending a pipe message
* should not be reused or modified after the {@link #send(Message)} call is
* made. Concurrent modification of messages will produce unexpected result.
*
* @param msg is the PipeMessage to be sent.
* @return boolean <code>true</code> if the message has been sent otherwise
* <code>false</code>. <code>false</code>. is commonly returned for
* non-error related congestion, meaning that you should be able to send
* the message after waiting some amount of time.
* @exception IOException output pipe error
*
*/
public boolean send(Message msg) throws IOException;
/**
* close the pipe
*
*/
public void close();
/**
* Returns <code>true</code> if this pipe is closed and no longer
* accepting messages to be sent. The pipe should be discarded.
*
* @return <code>true</code> if this pipe is closed, otherwise
* <code>false</code>.
*/
boolean isClosed();
/**
* Gets the pipe type
*
* @return The type
*/
public String getType();
/**
* Gets the pipe id
*
* @return The type
*/
public ID getPipeID();
/**
* Gets the pipe name
*
* @return The name
*/
public String getName();
/**
* Gets the pipe advertisement
*
* @return The advertisement
*/
public PipeAdvertisement getAdvertisement();
}