modules/client/src/main/java/org/apache/ignite/internal/client/io/ClientConnection.java

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package org.apache.ignite.internal.client.io;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

import io.netty.channel.ChannelFuture;
import org.apache.ignite.lang.IgniteException;

/**
 * Client connection: abstracts away sending and receiving messages.
 */
public interface ClientConnection extends AutoCloseable {
    /**
     * Sends a message.
     *
     * @param msg Message buffer.
     * @return Future for the operation.
     */
    ChannelFuture send(ByteBuffer msg) throws IgniteException;

    /**
     * Closes the connection.
     */
    @Override void close();
}