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import java.io.*;
import java.nio.channels.*;

/**
 * Base class for the Dispatchers.
 * <P>
 * Servers use these to obtain ready status, and then to dispatch jobs.
 *
 * @author Mark Reinhold
 * @author Brad R. Wetmore
 * @version 1.2, 04/07/26
 */
interface Dispatcher extends Runnable {

    void register(SelectableChannel ch, int ops, Handler h)
	throws IOException;

}