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package org.opensaml.ws.transport;

import java.io.OutputStream;

/**
 * Represents an outbound transport, that is the transport used to send information.
 */
public interface OutTransport extends Transport {

    /**
     * Sets a transport-specific attribute.
     * 
     * @param name attribute name
     * @param value attribute value
     */
    public void setAttribute(String name, Object value);

    /**
     * Sets the character encoding of the transport.
     * 
     * @param encoding character encoding of the transport
     */
    public void setCharacterEncoding(String encoding);

    /**
     * Gets the outgoing data stream to the peer.
     * 
     * @return outgoing data stream to the peer
     */
    public OutputStream getOutgoingStream();
}