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+// **********************************************************************
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2003-2004 ZeroC, Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This copy of Ice is licensed to you under the terms described in the
+// ICE_LICENSE file included in this distribution.
+//
+// **********************************************************************
+
+#ifndef ICE_CONNECTION_ICE
+#define ICE_CONNECTION_ICE
+
+#include <Ice/Identity.ice>
+
+module Ice
+{
+
+/**
+ *
+ * The user-level interface to a connection.
+ *
+ **/
+local interface Connection
+{
+    /**
+     *
+     * Flush any pending batch requests for this connection. This
+     * causes all batch requests that were sent via proxies that use
+     * this connection to be sent to the server.
+     *
+     **/
+    void flushBatchRequests();
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * Create a proxy that always uses this connection. This is
+     * typically used for reverse communications using connections
+     * that have been established from a client to an object adapter.
+     *
+     * <note><para> This operation is intended to be used by special
+     * services, such as [Router] implementations. Regular user code
+     * should not attempt to use this operation. </para></note>
+     *
+     * @param id The identity for which a proxy is to be created.
+     *
+     * @return A proxy that matches the given identity and uses this
+     * connection.
+     *
+     * @see Identity
+     *
+     **/
+    nonmutating Object* createProxy(Identity id);
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * Return the connection type. This corresponds to the endpoint
+     * type, i.e., "tcp", "udp", etc.
+     *
+     * @return The type of the connection.
+     *
+     **/
+    nonmutating string type();
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * Return a description of the connection as human readable text,
+     * suitable for logging or error messages.
+     *
+     * @return The description of the connection as human readable
+     * text.
+     *
+     **/
+    nonmutating string toString();
+};
+
+};
+
+#endif