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+<?php
+/**
+ * An interface for protocol handlers
+ *
+ * @author Roland Haeder <webmaster@shipsimu.org>
+ * @version 0.0.0
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 Roland Haeder, 2009 - 2015 Core Developer Team
+ * @license GNU GPL 3.0 or any newer version
+ * @link http://www.shipsimu.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+interface HandleableProtocol extends Handleable {
+ /**
+ * Getter for port number to satify HandleableProtocol
+ *
+ * @return $port The port number
+ */
+ function getPort ();
+
+ /**
+ * Getter for protocol name
+ *
+ * @return $protocol Name of used protocol
+ */
+ function getProtocolName ();
+
+ /**
+ * Validates given 'recipient' if it is a valid UNL. This means that the UNL
+ * can be parsed by the protocol handler.
+ *
+ * @param $packageData Valid raw package data
+ * @return $isValid Whether the UNL can be validated
+ */
+ function isValidUniversalNodeLocatorByPackageData (array $packageData);
+
+ /**
+ * If the found UNL (address) matches own external or internal address
+ *
+ * @param $unl UNL to test
+ * @return $ifMatches Whether the found UNL matches own addresss
+ */
+ function isOwnAddress ($unl);
+}
+
+// [EOF]
+?>