#ifndef QPID_SYS_CONNECTION_CODEC_H
#define QPID_SYS_CONNECTION_CODEC_H

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#include "qpid/sys/Codec.h"
#include "qpid/framing/ProtocolVersion.h"

namespace qpid {

namespace sys {

class InputHandlerFactory;
class OutputControl;

/**
 * Interface of coder/decoder for a connection of a specific protocol
 * version.
 */
class ConnectionCodec : public Codec {
  public:
    virtual ~ConnectionCodec() {}

    /** Network connection was closed from other end. */
    virtual void closed() = 0;
    
    virtual bool isClosed() const = 0;

    virtual framing::ProtocolVersion getVersion() const = 0;
    
    struct Factory {
        virtual ~Factory() {}

        /** Return 0 if version unknown */
        virtual ConnectionCodec* create(
            framing::ProtocolVersion, OutputControl&, const std::string& id
        ) = 0;

        /** Return "preferred" codec for outbound connections. */
        virtual ConnectionCodec* create(
            OutputControl&, const std::string& id
        ) = 0;
    };
};

}} // namespace qpid::sys

#endif  /*!QPID_SYS_CONNECTION_CODEC_H*/
