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package thrift

import (
  "os"
)

type TServer interface {
  /**
   * Core processor
   */
  ProcessorFactory() TProcessorFactory
  /**
   * Server transport
   */
  ServerTransport() TServerTransport
  /**
   * Input Transport Factory
   */
  InputTransportFactory() TTransportFactory
  /**
   * Output Transport Factory
   */
  OutputTransportFactory() TTransportFactory
  /**
   * Input Protocol Factory
   */
  InputProtocolFactory() TProtocolFactory
  /**
   * Output Protocol Factory
   */
  OutputProtocolFactory() TProtocolFactory

  /**
   * The run method fires up the server and gets things going.
   */
  Serve() os.Error
  /**
   * Stop the server. This is optional on a per-implementation basis. Not
   * all servers are required to be cleanly stoppable.
   */
  Stop() os.Error
}