ConnManager.java

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package com.sun.jini.jeri.internal.connection;

import net.jini.jeri.OutboundRequestIterator;
import net.jini.jeri.connection.ConnectionManager;
import net.jini.jeri.connection.OutboundRequestHandle;

/**
 * Defines interface for internal pluggable counterparts of
 * {@link ConnectionManager}.
 *
 * @author Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface ConnManager {

    /**
     * Returns an outbound request iterator to use to send a new request
     * corresponding to the specified request handle over the connection
     * endpoint for this instance.  This method is equivalent in function to
     * {@link ConnectionManager#newRequest}.
     *
     * @param handle the outbound request handle
     * @return an outbound request iterator to use to send a new request
     * corresponding to the specified handle
     * @throws NullPointerException if <code>handle</code> is <code>null</code>
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified handle was not created
     * for use with a connection endpoint equivalent to the endpoint contained
     * by this instance
     */
    OutboundRequestIterator newRequest(OutboundRequestHandle handle);
}