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package org.jboss.netty.channel;
import java.net.SocketAddress;
/**
* A {@link ChannelEvent} which represents the transmission or reception of a
* message. It can mean the notification of a received message or the request
* for writing a message, depending on whether it is an upstream event or a
* downstream event respectively. Please refer to the {@link ChannelEvent}
* documentation to find out what an upstream event and a downstream event are
* and what fundamental differences they have.
*/
public interface MessageEvent extends ChannelEvent {
/**
* Returns the message.
*/
Object getMessage();
/**
* Returns the remote address of the message.
*/
SocketAddress getRemoteAddress();
}