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package org.apache.cxf.transport;
import java.io.IOException;
import org.apache.cxf.message.Message;
import org.apache.cxf.ws.addressing.EndpointReferenceType;
/**
* A pipe between peers that channels transport-level messages.
* <p>
* A Conduit channels messages to a <b>single</b> destination, though
* this destination may fan-out to multiple receivers (for example a JMS topic).
* <p>
* A Conduit may have a back-channel, on which transport-level responses
* are received. Alternatively the back-channel destination may be decoupled,
* in which case the response it is received via a separate Conduit.
* The crucial distinction is whether the Conduit can itself correlate
* the response (which may be synchronous, or may be delivered via
* a dedicated destination).
* <p>
* Conduits may be used for multiple messages, either serially or
* concurrently, with the implementation taking care of mapping onto
* multiple transport resources (e.g. connections) if neccessary to
* support concurrency.
* <p>
* Binding-level MEPs may be realized over one or more Conduits.
*/
public interface Conduit extends Observable {
/**
* Prepare the message for sending. This will typically involve setting
* an OutputStream on the message, but it may do nothing at all.
*
* @param message the message to be sent.
*/
void prepare(Message message) throws IOException;
/**
* Close the connections associated with the message
*/
void close(Message message) throws IOException;
/**
* @return the reference associated with the target Destination
*/
EndpointReferenceType getTarget();
/**
* Close the conduit
*/
void close();
}
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