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 }