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 }