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package org.apache.catalina.tribes;

import java.util.Iterator;

/**
 * Channel interface
 * A managed channel interface gives you access to the components of the channels
 * such as senders, receivers, interceptors etc for configurations purposes
 * @author Filip Hanik
 * @version $Revision: 304032 $, $Date: 2005-07-27 10:11:55 -0500 (Wed, 27 Jul 2005) $
 */
public interface ManagedChannel extends Channel {

    /**
     * Sets the channel sender
     * @param sender ChannelSender
     * @see ChannelSender
     */
    public void setChannelSender(ChannelSender sender);

    /**
     * Sets the channel receiver
     * @param receiver ChannelReceiver
     * @see ChannelReceiver
     */
    public void setChannelReceiver(ChannelReceiver receiver);
    
    /**
     * Sets the membership service
     * @param service MembershipService
     * @see MembershipService
     */
    public void setMembershipService(MembershipService service);

    /**
     * returns the channel sender
     * @return ChannelSender
     * @see ChannelSender
     */
    public ChannelSender getChannelSender();
    
    /**
     * returns the channel receiver
     * @return ChannelReceiver
     * @see ChannelReceiver
     */
    public ChannelReceiver getChannelReceiver();
    
    /**
     * Returns the membership service
     * @return MembershipService
     * @see MembershipService
     */
    public MembershipService getMembershipService();

    /**
     * Returns the interceptor stack
     * @return Iterator
     * @see Channel#addInterceptor(ChannelInterceptor)
     */
    public Iterator getInterceptors();
}