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package com.sun.media.sound;
import javax.sound.midi.MidiUnavailableException;
import javax.sound.midi.Receiver;
import javax.sound.midi.Transmitter;
/** MidiDevice that can use reference counting for open/close.
* This interface is intended to be used by MidiSystem.getTransmitter() and
* MidiSystem.getReceiver().
*
* @author Matthias Pfisterer
*/
public interface ReferenceCountingDevice {
/** Retrieve a Receiver that opens the device implicitly.
* This method is similar to MidiDevice.getReceiver(). However, by calling this one,
* the device is opened implicitly. This is needed by MidiSystem.getReceiver().
*/
public Receiver getReceiverReferenceCounting() throws MidiUnavailableException;
/** Retrieve a Transmitter that opens the device implicitly.
* This method is similar to MidiDevice.getTransmitter(). However, by calling this one,
* the device is opened implicitly. This is needed by MidiSystem.getTransmitter().
*/
public Transmitter getTransmitterReferenceCounting() throws MidiUnavailableException;
}