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package sun.rmi.transport;

import java.rmi.RemoteException;

public interface Channel {

    /**

     * Generates a new connection to the endpoint of the address space

     * for which this is a channel.

     */

    public Connection newConnection() throws RemoteException;

    /**

     * Returns the endpoint of the address space for which this is a

     * channel.

     */

    public Endpoint getEndpoint();

    /**

     * Free the connection generated by this channel.

     * @param c The connection

     * @param reuse If true, the connection is in a state in which it

     *        can be reused for another method call.

     */

    public void free(Connection conn, boolean reuse) throws RemoteException;

}