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package com.sun.media.sound;

import javax.sound.midi.MidiUnavailableException;

import javax.sound.midi.Receiver;

import javax.sound.midi.Transmitter;

/** MidiDevice that can use reference counting for open/close.

 * This interface is intended to be used by MidiSystem.getTransmitter() and

 * MidiSystem.getReceiver().

 *

 * @author Matthias Pfisterer

 */

public interface ReferenceCountingDevice {

    /** Retrieve a Receiver that opens the device implicitly.

     * This method is similar to MidiDevice.getReceiver(). However, by calling this one,

     * the device is opened implicitly. This is needed by MidiSystem.getReceiver().

     */

    public Receiver getReceiverReferenceCounting() throws MidiUnavailableException;

    /** Retrieve a Transmitter that opens the device implicitly.

     * This method is similar to MidiDevice.getTransmitter(). However, by calling this one,

     * the device is opened implicitly. This is needed by MidiSystem.getTransmitter().

     */

    public Transmitter getTransmitterReferenceCounting() throws MidiUnavailableException;

}