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  "Initiator interface"

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 package ca.uhn.hl7v2.app;

 import java.io.IOException;

 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

 import ca.uhn.hl7v2.HL7Exception;

 import ca.uhn.hl7v2.llp.LLPException;

 import ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.Message;

 /**

  * Interface for an Initiator

  */

 public interface Initiator {

     /**

      * Sends a message to a server and waits for the response

      *

      * @param outgoing outgoing message

      * @return resposne message

      * @throws HL7Exception

      * @throws LLPException

      * @throws IOException

      */

     Message sendAndReceive(Message outgoing) throws HL7Exception,

             LLPException, IOException;

     /**

      * Sets the time that the initiator will wait for a

      * response for a given message before timing out and throwing an exception

      * (default is 10 seconds).

      *

      * @param timeout  time duration

      * @param timeUnit time unit

      */

     void setTimeout(long timeout, TimeUnit timeUnit);

     /**

      * Sets the time (in milliseconds) that the initiator will wait for a

      * response for a given message before timing out and throwing an exception

      * (default is 10 seconds).

      *

      * @param timeout time in milliseconds

      * @deprecated use {@link #setTimeout(long, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit)}}

      */

     void setTimeoutMillis(int timeout);

 }