001/*
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003 * Copyright (C) 2000-2026 jPOS Software SRL
004 *
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009 *
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017 */
018
019package org.jpos.iso;
020
021/**
022 * Tag this channel as a client one (from a Socket point of view)
023 *
024 * Please note that ISOChannel implementations may choose to
025 * implement ClientChannel as well as ServerChannel, being a
026 * client does not mean it can not be a server too.
027 * 
028 * @author <a href="mailto:apr@cs.com.uy">Alejandro P. Revilla</a>
029 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
030 * @see ISOChannel
031 * @see ServerChannel
032 */
033public interface ClientChannel extends ISOChannel {
034    /**
035     * initialize an ISOChannel
036     * @param host  server TCP Address
037     * @param port  server port number
038     */
039    void setHost(String host, int port);
040
041    /**
042     * @return hostname (may be null)
043     */
044    String getHost();
045
046    /**
047     * @return port number (may be 0)
048     */
049    int getPort();
050}
051