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package org.apache.thrift;

import org.apache.thrift.protocol.TProtocol;

/**
 * A TServiceClient is used to communicate with a TService implementation
 * across protocols and transports.
 */
public interface TServiceClient {
  /**
   * Get the TProtocol being used as the input (read) protocol.
   * @return
   */
  public TProtocol getInputProtocol();
  /**
   * Get the TProtocol being used as the output (write) protocol.
   * @return
   */
  public TProtocol getOutputProtocol();
}