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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2022 Vaughn Nugent
+* 
+* Library: VNLib
+* Package: VNLib.Net.Http
+* File: ITransportProvider.cs 
+*
+* ITransportProvider.cs is part of VNLib.Net.Http which is part of the larger 
+* VNLib collection of libraries and utilities.
+*
+* VNLib.Net.Http is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify 
+* it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as 
+* published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+* License, or (at your option) any later version.
+*
+* VNLib.Net.Http 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 Affero General Public License for more details.
+*
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+* along with this program.  If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+*/
+
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace VNLib.Net.Http
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Listens for network connections and captures the information 
+    /// required for application processing
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface ITransportProvider
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Begins listening for connections (binds a socket if necessary) and is 
+        /// called before the server begins listening for connections.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="stopToken">A token that is cancelled when the server is closed</param>
+        void Start(CancellationToken stopToken);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Waits for a new connection to be established and returns its context. This method 
+        /// should only return an established connection (ie: connected socket).
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="cancellation">A token to cancel the wait operation</param>
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="ValueTask"/> that returns an established connection</returns>
+        ValueTask<ITransportContext> AcceptAsync(CancellationToken cancellation);
+    }
+}
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