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1   /*
2    * Copyright (c) 1998-2002 The Jgroup Team.
3    *
4    * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
5    * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2 as
6    * published by the Free Software Foundation.
7    *
8    * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
9    * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
10   * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
11   * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
12   *
13   * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
14   * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
15   * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
16   *
17   */
18  
19  package jgroup.relacs.mss;
20  
21  import jgroup.util.OutMessage;
22  
23  /**
24   *  The <code>Msg</code> interface must be implemented by all message
25   *  types that may be broken up into fragments.  This interface allow
26   *  common interaction with messages.
27   *
28   *  @author Hein Meling
29   *  @since Jgroup 1.2
30   */
31  public interface Msg
32  {
33  
34    public byte getTag();
35  
36    public int getMid();
37  
38    public MssHost getSender();
39  
40    public boolean hasToBeRouted();
41  
42    public MsgFlowSndrSide getMsgFlow();
43  
44    public OutMessage getOutMessage();
45  
46    public FragmentIterator iterator(MsgCntrl msgCntrl);
47  
48  } // END Msg