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J. Duke319a3b92007-12-01 00:00:00 +00001/*
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25
26package com.sun.media.sound;
27
28import javax.sound.midi.MidiUnavailableException;
29import javax.sound.midi.Receiver;
30import javax.sound.midi.Transmitter;
31
32
33
34/** MidiDevice that can use reference counting for open/close.
35 * This interface is intended to be used by MidiSystem.getTransmitter() and
36 * MidiSystem.getReceiver().
37 *
38 * @author Matthias Pfisterer
39 */
40public interface ReferenceCountingDevice {
41 /** Retrieve a Receiver that opens the device implicitly.
42 * This method is similar to MidiDevice.getReceiver(). However, by calling this one,
43 * the device is opened implicitly. This is needed by MidiSystem.getReceiver().
44 */
45 public Receiver getReceiverReferenceCounting() throws MidiUnavailableException;
46
47 /** Retrieve a Transmitter that opens the device implicitly.
48 * This method is similar to MidiDevice.getTransmitter(). However, by calling this one,
49 * the device is opened implicitly. This is needed by MidiSystem.getTransmitter().
50 */
51 public Transmitter getTransmitterReferenceCounting() throws MidiUnavailableException;
52}