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8   
9    The Original Code is "Initiator.java ".  Description:
10   "Initiator interface"
11  
12   The Initial Developer of the Original Code is University Health Network. Copyright (C)
13   2013.  All Rights Reserved.
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26  package ca.uhn.hl7v2.app;
27  
28  import java.io.IOException;
29  import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
30  
31  import ca.uhn.hl7v2.HL7Exception;
32  import ca.uhn.hl7v2.llp.LLPException;
33  import ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.Message;
34  
35  /**
36   * Interface for an Initiator
37   */
38  public interface Initiator {
39  
40      /**
41       * Sends a message to a server and waits for the response
42       *
43       * @param outgoing outgoing message
44       * @return resposne message
45       * @throws HL7Exception
46       * @throws LLPException
47       * @throws IOException
48       */
49      Message../../ca/uhn/hl7v2/model/Message.html#Message">Message sendAndReceive(Message outgoing) throws HL7Exception,
50              LLPException, IOException;
51  
52      /**
53       * Sets the time that the initiator will wait for a
54       * response for a given message before timing out and throwing an exception
55       * (default is 10 seconds).
56       *
57       * @param timeout  time duration
58       * @param timeUnit time unit
59       */
60      void setTimeout(long timeout, TimeUnit timeUnit);
61  
62      /**
63       * Sets the time (in milliseconds) that the initiator will wait for a
64       * response for a given message before timing out and throwing an exception
65       * (default is 10 seconds).
66       *
67       * @param timeout time in milliseconds
68       * @deprecated use {@link #setTimeout(long, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit)}}
69       */
70      void setTimeoutMillis(int timeout);
71  }