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package org.springframework.ws.transport;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.URI;
import org.springframework.ws.WebServiceMessage;
/**
* Defines the methods for classes capable of sending and receiving {@link WebServiceMessage} instances across a
* transport.
*
* <p>The {@code WebServiceMessageSender} is basically a factory for {@link WebServiceConnection} objects.
*
* @author Arjen Poutsma
* @see WebServiceConnection
* @since 1.0.0
*/
public interface WebServiceMessageSender {
/**
* Create a new {@link WebServiceConnection} to the specified URI.
*
* @param uri the URI to open a connection to
* @return the new connection
* @throws IOException in case of I/O errors
*/
WebServiceConnection createConnection(URI uri) throws IOException;
/**
* Does this {@link WebServiceMessageSender} support the supplied URI?
*
* @param uri the URI to be checked
* @return {@code true} if this {@code WebServiceMessageSender} supports the supplied URI
*/
boolean supports(URI uri);
}