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package mqclient

// Client is the interface that provides operations of message queues
type Client interface {
	// CreateReader creates a reader instance
	CreateReader(options ReaderOptions) (Reader, error)

	// CreateProducer creates a producer instance
	CreateProducer(options ProducerOptions) (Producer, error)

	// Subscribe creates a consumer instance and subscribe a topic
	Subscribe(options ConsumerOptions) (Consumer, error)

	// Get the earliest MessageID
	EarliestMessageID() MessageID

	// String to msg ID
	StringToMsgID(string) (MessageID, error)

	// Deserialize MessageId from a byte array
	BytesToMsgID([]byte) (MessageID, error)

	// Close the client and free associated resources
	Close()
}