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package org.jboss.messaging.core.remoting;

import org.jboss.messaging.core.exception.MessagingException;
import org.jboss.messaging.core.remoting.spi.BufferHandler;
import org.jboss.messaging.core.remoting.spi.MessagingBuffer;

/**
 * A RemotingConnection
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:tim.fox@jboss.com">Tim Fox</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:jmesnil@redhat.com">Jeff Mesnil</a>
 */
public interface RemotingConnection extends BufferHandler
{
   Object getID();

   Channel getChannel(long channelID, int packetConfirmationBatchSize, boolean interruptBlockOnFailure);

   long generateChannelID();

   void addFailureListener(FailureListener listener);

   boolean removeFailureListener(FailureListener listener);

   MessagingBuffer createBuffer(int size);

   void fail(MessagingException me);

   void destroy();

   boolean isExpired(long now);

   void startPinger();

   void syncIDGeneratorSequence(long id);

   long getIDGeneratorSequence();
   
   void activate();
}