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19 
20 package org.apache.thrift;
21 
22 import org.apache.thrift.protocol.TProtocol;
23 
24 /**
25  * A TServiceClient is used to communicate with a TService implementation
26  * across protocols and transports.
27  */
28 public interface TServiceClient {
29   /**
30    * Get the TProtocol being used as the input (read) protocol.
31    * @return
32    */
getInputProtocol()33   public TProtocol getInputProtocol();
34   /**
35    * Get the TProtocol being used as the output (write) protocol.
36    * @return
37    */
getOutputProtocol()38   public TProtocol getOutputProtocol();
39 }
40