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14  
15  package org.mortbay.io;
16  
17  public interface AsyncEndPoint extends EndPoint
18  {
19      /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
20      /**
21       * Dispatch the endpoint to a thread to attend to it.
22       * 
23       * @return True If the dispatched succeeded
24       */
25      public boolean dispatch();
26      
27      /**
28       * @return true if this endpoint can accept a dispatch. False if the 
29       * endpoint cannot accept a dispatched (eg is suspended or already dispatched)
30       */
31      public boolean isReadyForDispatch();
32      
33  }