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/*                     AgentService Framework                        */
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using System;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;

namespace AgentService.Interop
{


	/// <summary>
	/// Interface IPlatformBinder. Binds to an instance 
	/// of the AgentService platform. The binder asks 
	/// for a user data, platform address, and platform 
	/// RSA public key and retrieves an interface to the 
	/// platfrom that will be configured according to the 
	/// user privilegies of the impersonated user.
	/// </summary>
	public interface IPlatformBinder
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Gets an array of the active connections managed
		/// by the platform binder.
		/// </summary>
		IPlatformChannel[] ActiveConnections 
		{
			get;
		}
		
		/// <summary>
		/// Connects to an instance of the AgentService platform. Connection is 
		/// performed asynchronously and by useing the given user credentials.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="user">user name</param>
		/// <param name="pwd">user password</param>
		/// <param name="address">platform TCP address (IP address, port)</param>
		/// <param name="publicKey">platform public key</param>
		/// <returns>a connection channel with the platform.</returns>
		IPlatformChannel Connect(string user, string pwd, TCPAddress address, byte[]  publicKey);

		/// <summary>
		/// Closes all the active connections managed by this
		/// binder.
		/// </summary>
		void CloseAllChannels();
	
	}


}