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package com.db4o.messaging;


/**
 * message recipient for client/server messaging.
 * <br><br>db4o allows using the client/server TCP connection to send
 * messages from the client to the server. Any object that can be
 * stored to a db4o database file may be used as a message.<br><br>
 * For an example see Reference documentation: <br>
 * http://developer.db4o.com/Resources/view.aspx/Reference/Client-Server/Messaging<br>
 * http://developer.db4o.com/Resources/view.aspx/Reference/Client-Server/Remote_Code_Execution<br><br>
 * <b>See Also:</b><br> 
 * {@link com.db4o.config.ClientServerConfiguration#setMessageRecipient(com.db4o.messaging.MessageRecipient) ClientServerConfiguration.setMessageRecipient(MessageRecipient)}, <br>
 * {@link MessageSender},<br>
 * {@link com.db4o.config.ClientServerConfiguration#getMessageSender()},<br>
 * {@link MessageRecipientWithContext}<br>
 */
public interface MessageRecipient {
	
	/**
	 * the method called upon the arrival of messages.
	 * @param context contextual information for the message.
	 * @param message the message received.
	 */
	public void processMessage(MessageContext context, Object message);
}
