001    /** 
002     * 
003     * Copyright 2004 Protique Ltd
004     * 
005     * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 
006     * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 
007     * You may obtain a copy of the License at 
008     * 
009     * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
010     * 
011     * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
012     * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 
013     * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 
014     * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 
015     * limitations under the License. 
016     * 
017     **/
018    package org.codehaus.activesoap.transport;
019    
020    import java.io.Reader;
021    
022    /**
023     * @version $Revision: 1.2 $
024     */
025    public interface TransportClient {
026    
027        /**
028         * Creates a new operation invocation
029         */
030        public Invocation createInvocation();
031    
032        /**
033         * Performs a one way request
034         */
035        public void invokeOneWay(Invocation invocation, Reader request) throws Exception;
036    
037        /**
038         * Performs a request-reply, waiting for the response before returning
039         */
040        public Reader invokeRequest(Invocation invocation, Reader request) throws Exception;
041    
042        /**
043         * Closes down the transport if it has any resources open etc.
044         */
045        public void close() throws Exception;
046    }