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20 package org.apache.mina.api;
21
22 import java.net.SocketAddress;
23
24 /**
25 * Connects to several end-points, communicates with the server, and fires events to
26 * {@link org.apache.mina.service.IoHandler}s.
27 *
28 * @author <a href="http://mina.apache.org">Apache MINA Project</a>
29 */
30 public interface IoClient {
31
32 /**
33 * Connects to the specified remote address.
34 *
35 * @param remoteAddress Remote {@link SocketAddress} to connect
36 * @return the {@link IoFuture} instance which is completed when the connection attempt initiated by this call
37 * succeeds or fails.
38 */
39 IoFuture<IoSession> connect(SocketAddress remoteAddress);
40 }