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package com.sun.jdi.connect;

import com.sun.jdi.connect.spi.TransportService;        // for javadoc

/**

 * A method of communication between a debugger and a target VM.

 *

 * <p> A Transport represents the transport mechanism used by a

 * {@link com.sun.jdi.connect.Connector Connector} to establish a

 * connection with a target VM. It consists of a name which is obtained

 * by invoking the {@link #name} method. Furthermore, a Transport

 * encapsulates a {@link com.sun.jdi.connect.spi.TransportService

 * TransportService} which is the underlying service used

 * to establish connections and exchange Java Debug Wire Protocol

 * (JDWP) packets with a target VM.

 *

 * @author Gordon Hirsch

 * @since  1.3

 */

@jdk.Exported

public interface Transport {

    /**

     * Returns a short identifier for the transport.

     *

     * @return the name of this transport.

     */

    String name();

}