src/main/java/org/testng/remote/strprotocol/IMessageSender.java

package org.testng.remote.strprotocol;

import java.io.IOException;

public interface IMessageSender {

  void connect() throws IOException;

  void initReceiver();

  void sendMessage(IMessage message) throws Exception;

  /**
   * Will return null or throw EOFException when the connection has been severed.
   */
  IMessage receiveMessage() throws Exception;

  void shutDown();

  // These two methods should probably be in a separate class since they should all be
  // the same for implementers of this interface.
  void sendAck();

  void sendStop();
}