Channel can be used to:
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add or remove a Channel listener
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add or remove a Channel consumer
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list all the Clients that are consuming this Channel
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determine if the Channel is ordered and/or reliable
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allow a Client to join in a specific mode
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determine if data in available and receive it synchronously
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send data to all Clients, all other Clients or a single Client
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Channel Consumer - Client that registered its interest in receiving Data sent over given Channel, used for asynchronous data receive
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Synchronous receive
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block until there is Data available
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block until there is Data available or timeout expires
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