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    1   /***
    2    *
    3    * Copyright 2004 Hiram Chirino
    4    *
    5    *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    6    *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
    7    *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
    8    *
    9    *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
    10   *
    11   *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
    12   *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
    13   *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
    14   *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
    15   *  limitations under the License.
    16   */
    17
    18  package org.activeio;
    19
    20  import java.io.IOException;
    21
    22  /***
    23   * @version $Revision$
    24   */
    25  public interface OutputChannel extends Channel {
    26
    27      /***
    28       * Sends a packet down the channel towards the media.
    29       *
    30       * @param packet
    31       * @throws IOException
    32       */
    33      void write(Packet packet) throws IOException;
    34
    35      /***
    36       * Some channels may buffer data which may be sent down if flush() is called.
    37       *
    38       * @throws IOException
    39       */
    40      void flush() throws IOException;
    41  }