// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 
#nullable disable
 
namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Installer.Windows;
 
/// <summary>
/// Provides synchronous inter-process communication primitives for sending and receiving messages.
/// </summary>
internal interface IInstallMessageDispatcher
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Sends a request message. The sender blocks until a response is received.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="message">The request message to send.</param>
    /// <returns>A response message, indicating the result of the request.</returns>
    InstallResponseMessage Send(InstallRequestMessage message);
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Sends a response message back to the sender.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="message">The response message to send in the reply.</param>
    void Reply(InstallResponseMessage message);
}