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 * Fabric3
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 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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 * Portions originally based on Apache Tuscany 2007
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package org.fabric3.binding.zeromq.runtime.message;

/**
 * Implementations dispatch messages over a ZeroMQ socket in a non-blocking fashion using PUB sockets. Qualities of service such as reliability may be
 * provided by an implementation.
 */
public interface Publisher {

    /**
     * Initializes the client and its underlying socket.
     */
    void start();

    /**
     * Disposes the client and any open resources.
     */
    void stop();

    /**
     * Sends a single frame message over the socket.
     *
     * @param message the serialized message
     */
    void publish(byte[] message);

    /**
     * Sends a multi-frame message over the socket.
     *
     * @param message the serialized message
     */
    void publish(byte[][] message);

}