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32
33package com.jme3.network;
34
35import java.io.IOException;
36import java.net.InetAddress;
37
38/**
39 *  A Client whose network connection information can
40 *  be provided post-creation.  The actual connection stack
41 *  will be setup the same as if Network.connectToServer
42 *  had been called.
43 *
44 *  @version   $Revision: 8979 $
45 *  @author    Paul Speed
46 */
47public interface NetworkClient extends Client
48{
49    /**
50     *  Connects this client to the specified remote server and ports.
51     */
52    public void connectToServer( String host, int port, int remoteUdpPort ) throws IOException;
53
54    /**
55     *  Connects this client to the specified remote server and ports.
56     *
57     *  @param address  The hosts internet address.
58     *  @param port  The remote TCP port on the server to which this client should
59     *                  send reliable messages.
60     *  @param remoteUdpPort  The remote UDP port on the server to which this client should
61     *                  send 'fast'/unreliable messages.   Set to -1 if 'fast' traffic should
62     *                  go over TCP.  This will completely disable UDP traffic for this
63     *                  client.
64     */
65    public void connectToServer( InetAddress address, int port, int remoteUdpPort ) throws IOException;
66
67}
68