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package ca.uhn.hl7v2.hoh.api;
public interface IClientSimple extends IClient {
/**
* If a socket exists and it is connected, closes the socket. Only required
* if {@link #isAutoClose() auto close} mode is false
*/
void close();
/**
* @return Should the socket auto-close
* @see #setAutoClose(boolean)
*/
boolean isAutoClose();
/**
* @return Returns true if there is a socket, and it appears to be connected
* and not shut down
*/
boolean isConnected();
/**
*
* Sets the auto-close property. If set to true (which is the default), the
* client will close the socket between each request. If set to
* false, the client will keep the socket open between
* requests.
*
*
* If auto-close is disabled, sockets will never automatically disconnect,
* which some servers may not like. The socket can still be closed by
* calling {@link #close()}.
*
*/
void setAutoClose(boolean theAutoClose);
}