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package com.alibaba.dubbo.remoting;

import com.alibaba.dubbo.common.Resetable;

/**
 * Remoting Client. (API/SPI, Prototype, ThreadSafe)
 * 
 * <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client%E2%80%93server_model">Client/Server</a>
 * 
 * @see com.alibaba.dubbo.remoting.Transporter#connect(com.alibaba.dubbo.common.URL, ChannelHandler)
 * @author qian.lei
 */
public interface Client extends Endpoint, Channel, Resetable {

    /**
     * reconnect.
     */
    void reconnect() throws RemotingException;
    
    @Deprecated
    void reset(com.alibaba.dubbo.common.Parameters parameters);
    
}