/*
 * Copyright 2006,2009 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science
 * and Technology (AIST), and 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
 *
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 *
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 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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package ow.messaging;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Address of a communication endpoint in this messaging framework.
 * Call ow.messaging.MessagingProvider#getMessagingAddress() to obtain an instance.
 * Note that a class implementing this interface should override Object#hashCode().
 */
public interface MessagingAddress extends Serializable {
	String getHostAddress();
	String getHostname();
	String getHostnameOrHostAddress();
	int getPort();

	public String toString(int verboseLevel);
}
