/*****************************************************************
JADE - Java Agent DEvelopment Framework is a framework to develop
multi-agent systems in compliance with the FIPA specifications.
Copyright (C) 2000 CSELT S.p.A.
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package jade.mtp;
import jade.domain.FIPAAgentManagement.Envelope;
/**
This interface is the sender's view of an MTP.
*/
public interface OutChannel {
/**
Delivers to the specified address an ACL message, encoded in some
concrete message representation, using the given envelope as a
transmission header.
@param ta The transport address to deliver the message to. It
must be a valid address for this MTP.
@param env The message envelope, containing various fields
related to message recipients, encoding, and timestamping.
@payload The byte sequence that contains the encoded ACL message.
@exception MTPException Thrown if some MTP delivery error occurs.
*/
void deliver(String addr, Envelope env, byte[] payload) throws MTPException;
}