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31 package com.google.protobuf;
34 * Blocking equivalent to {@link Service}.
36 * @author kenton@google.com Kenton Varda
37 * @author cpovirk@google.com Chris Povirk
39 public interface BlockingService {
41 * Equivalent to {@link Service#getDescriptorForType}.
43 Descriptors.ServiceDescriptor getDescriptorForType();
46 * Equivalent to {@link Service#callMethod}, except that
47 * {@code callBlockingMethod()} returns the result of the RPC or throws a
48 * {@link ServiceException} if there is a failure, rather than passing the
49 * information to a callback.
51 Message callBlockingMethod(Descriptors.MethodDescriptor method,
52 RpcController controller,
53 Message request) throws ServiceException;
56 * Equivalent to {@link Service#getRequestPrototype}.
58 Message getRequestPrototype(Descriptors.MethodDescriptor method);
61 * Equivalent to {@link Service#getResponsePrototype}.
63 Message getResponsePrototype(Descriptors.MethodDescriptor method);