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    1   /*
    2    * Copyright 2009 Red Hat, Inc.
    3    *
    4    * Red Hat licenses this file to you under the Apache License, version 2.0
    5    * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
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    8    *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
    9    *
    10   * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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    12   * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
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    14   * under the License.
    15   */
    16  package org.jboss.netty.channel;
    17
    18  import java.net.SocketAddress;
    19
    20  /**
    21   * A {@link ChannelEvent} which represents the transmission or reception of a
    22   * message.  It can mean the notification of a received message or the request
    23   * for writing a message, depending on whether it is an upstream event or a
    24   * downstream event respectively.  Please refer to the {@link ChannelEvent}
    25   * documentation to find out what an upstream event and a downstream event are
    26   * and what fundamental differences they have.
    27   *
    28   * @author <a href="http://www.jboss.org/netty/">The Netty Project</a>
    29   * @author <a href="http://gleamynode.net/">Trustin Lee</a>
    30   *
    31   * @version $Rev: 2080 $, $Date: 2010-01-26 18:04:19 +0900 (Tue, 26 Jan 2010) $
    32   */
    33  public interface MessageEvent extends ChannelEvent {
    34
    35      /**
    36       * Returns the message.
    37       */
    38      Object getMessage();
    39
    40      /**
    41       * Returns the remote address of the message.
    42       */
    43      SocketAddress getRemoteAddress();
    44  }