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Channel directions in Java can be implemented using the BlockingQueue interface from the java.util.concurrent package. This interface provides methods for adding and removing elements from the queue, which can be used to simulate channel-like behavior.

import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;
import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;

public class ChannelDirections {

    // This ping method only accepts a queue for sending values.
    // It would be a compile-time error to try to receive from this queue.
    public static void ping(BlockingQueue<String> pings, String msg) throws InterruptedException {
        pings.put(msg);
    }

    // The pong method accepts one queue for receives (pings) and a second for sends (pongs).
    public static void pong(BlockingQueue<String> pings, BlockingQueue<String> pongs) throws InterruptedException {
        String msg = pings.take();
        pongs.put(msg);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
        BlockingQueue<String> pings = new LinkedBlockingQueue<>(1);
        BlockingQueue<String> pongs = new LinkedBlockingQueue<>(1);

        ping(pings, "passed message");
        pong(pings, pongs);
        System.out.println(pongs.take());
    }
}

In this Java implementation, we use BlockingQueue<String> to simulate channels. The ping method only puts values into the queue, while the pong method takes from one queue and puts into another.

The main method creates two queues, sends a message through ping, passes it through pong, and then prints the result.

To run the program:

$ javac ChannelDirections.java
$ java ChannelDirections
passed message

This example demonstrates how to use BlockingQueue to implement channel-like behavior in Java, with specific directions for sending and receiving.

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