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using System;

namespace Apache.Qpid.Messaging
{
    public delegate void ExceptionListenerDelegate(Exception ex);

  public interface IConnection : IDisposable, ICloseable
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// The connection listener that has been registered with this connection.
        /// </summary>
        IConnectionListener ConnectionListener
        {
            get;
            set;
        }

        ExceptionListenerDelegate ExceptionListener { get; set; }

        string ClientID { get; set; }

        /// <return>the maximum number of sessions supported by this Connection</return>     
        int MaximumChannelCount
        {
            get;
        }

        IChannel CreateChannel(bool transacted, AcknowledgeMode acknowledgeMode);
        IChannel CreateChannel(bool transacted, AcknowledgeMode acknowledgeMode, int prefetch);
        IChannel CreateChannel(bool transacted, AcknowledgeMode acknowledgeMode, int prefetchHigh, int prefetchLow);

        void Start();
        void Stop();
    }
}