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package org.apache.axis2.transport;

import org.apache.axis2.AxisFault;
import org.apache.axis2.context.ConfigurationContext;
import org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext;
import org.apache.axis2.description.TransportOutDescription;
import org.apache.axis2.engine.Handler;

/**
 * TransportSender sends the SOAP Message to other SOAP nodes. A TransportSender is responsible for 
 * writing the SOAP Message to the wire. Out flow must be terminated end with a TransportSender
 */
public interface TransportSender extends Handler {

    /**
     * Clean up
     *
     * @param msgContext
     * @throws org.apache.axis2.AxisFault
     */
    public void cleanup(MessageContext msgContext) throws AxisFault;

    /**
     * Initialize
     *
     * @param confContext
     * @param transportOut
     * @throws org.apache.axis2.AxisFault
     */
    public void init(ConfigurationContext confContext, TransportOutDescription transportOut)
            throws AxisFault;

    public void stop();
}