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package org.apache.catalina.cluster;


/**
 * Cluster Receiver Interface
 * @author Filip Hanik
 * @author Peter Rossbach
 * @version $Revision$, $Date$
 */
public interface ClusterReceiver {
    /**
     * Start message listing
     * @throws java.io.IOException
     */
    public void start() throws java.io.IOException;

    /**
     * Stop message listing 
     */
    public void stop();

    /**
     * set callback.
     *
     * @param cluster The cluster
     */
    public void setCatalinaCluster(CatalinaCluster cluster);
    
    /**
     * get Callback.
     *
     * @return The cluster
     */
    public CatalinaCluster getCatalinaCluster();
    
    /**
     * Send Ack to sender or not.
     *
     * @return The flag value
     */
    public boolean isSendAck();
    
    /**
     * set ack mode
     * @param isSendAck
     */
    public void setSendAck(boolean isSendAck);
    
    public boolean isCompress() ;
    public void setCompress(boolean compress);

    /**
     * get the listing ip interface
     * @return The host
     */
    public String getHost();
    
    
    /**
     * get the listing ip port
     * @return The port
     */
    public int getPort();

}