diff --git a/net/service/interface.go b/net/service/interface.go
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+++ b/net/service/interface.go
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+package service
+
+import (
+	context "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/code.google.com/p/go.net/context"
+	msg "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/net/message"
+)
+
+type Sender interface {
+	SendMessage(ctx context.Context, m msg.NetMessage, rid RequestID) error
+	SendRequest(ctx context.Context, m msg.NetMessage) (msg.NetMessage, error)
+}