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 }