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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2009 Red Hat, Inc.
3    *
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5    * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
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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  }