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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+package socket
+
+import (
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Processor function passed to the Socket.Command function.
+// It is passed by the caller to process a command's response
+// line by line.
+type Processor func([]byte) bool
+
+// Client is the interface that wraps the basic socket client operations
+// and hides the implementation details from the users.
+//
+// Connect should prepare the connection.
+//
+// Disconnect should stop any in-flight connections.
+//
+// Command should send the actual data to the wire and pass
+// any results to the processor function.
+//
+// Implementations should return TCP, UDP or Unix ready sockets.
+type Client interface {
+	Connect() error
+	Disconnect() error
+	Command(command string, process Processor) error
+}
+
+// Config holds the network ip v4 or v6 address, port,
+// Socket type(ip, tcp, udp, unix), timeout and TLS configuration
+// for a Socket
+type Config struct {
+	Address        string
+	ConnectTimeout time.Duration
+	ReadTimeout    time.Duration
+	WriteTimeout   time.Duration
+	TLSConf        *tls.Config
+}