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using System;

namespace AppModule.InterProcessComm {
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	public interface IInterProcessConnection : IDisposable {
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		int NativeHandle{get;}
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		void Connect();
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		void Close();
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		/// <returns></returns>
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		string Read();
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		/// <returns></returns>
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		byte[] ReadBytes();
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		/// <param name="text"></param>
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		void Write(string text);
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		/// <param name="bytes"></param>
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		void WriteBytes(byte[] bytes);
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		/// <returns></returns>
		#endregion
		InterProcessConnectionState GetState();
	}
}