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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using AgentService.Platform.Modules;


namespace AgentService.Platform.MTS
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Interface IRemotingSend. It defines the method send which allows remote platforms
    /// to forward messages to the agents of another platform.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IRemotingSend
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Sends a message to the platform which instantiate the class implementing 
        /// from this interface
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="message"></param>
        void SendMessage(AgentMessage message);

        /// <summary>
        /// The message raised when a message is sent.
        /// </summary>
        event MessageReceivedEventHandler MessageReceived;

        object InitializeLifetimeService();
    }
}