/*
 * Copyright 2013 Red Hat Inc. and/or its affiliates and other contributors.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,  
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */
package org.switchyard.remote;


/**
 * Client contract for remote service invocation.
 */
public interface RemoteInvoker {

    /**
     * Invoke a remote service using the specified RemoteMessage.
     * @param request message
     * @return reply message or null if the invoked service is in-only
     * @throws java.io.IOException remote communication failure
     */
    public RemoteMessage invoke(RemoteMessage request) throws java.io.IOException;
}
