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using System;
using Org.Apache.REEF.Common.Io;
using Org.Apache.REEF.Wake;
namespace Org.Apache.REEF.Network.NetworkService
{
/// <summary>
/// Network service used for Reef Task communication.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The message type</typeparam>
public interface INetworkService<T> : IDisposable
{
/// <summary>
/// Name client for registering ids
/// </summary>
INameClient NamingClient { get; }
/// <summary>
/// Open a new connection to the remote host registered to
/// the name service with the given identifier
/// </summary>
/// <param name="destinationId">The identifier of the remote host</param>
/// <returns>The IConnection used for communication</returns>
IConnection<T> NewConnection(IIdentifier destinationId);
/// <summary>
/// Register the identifier for the NetworkService with the NameService.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="id">The identifier to register</param>
void Register(IIdentifier id);
/// <summary>
/// Unregister the identifier for the NetworkService with the NameService.
/// </summary>
void Unregister();
}
}