hyracks/hyracks-net/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/net/buffers/ICloseableBufferAcceptor.java

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package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.net.buffers;

/**
 * A buffer acceptor that can be closed to indicate end of transmission or an error code
 * specified to indicate an error in transmission.
 * 
 * @author vinayakb
 */
public interface ICloseableBufferAcceptor extends IBufferAcceptor {
    /**
     * Close the buffer acceptor.
     */
    public void close();

    /**
     * Indicate that an error occurred.
     * 
     * @param ecode
     *            - the error code.
     */
    public void error(int ecode);
}