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/*
 * Copyright 2012 The Netty Project
 *
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 * version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
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package io.netty.channel;

import io.netty.util.concurrent.EventExecutorGroup;

/**
 * Special {@link EventExecutorGroup} which allows registering {@link Channel}s that get
 * processed for later selection during the event loop.
 *
 */
public interface EventLoopGroup extends EventExecutorGroup {
    /**
     * Return the next {@link EventLoop} to use
     */
    @Override
    EventLoop next();

    /**
     * Register a {@link Channel} with this {@link EventLoop}. The returned {@link ChannelFuture}
     * will get notified once the registration was complete.
     */
    ChannelFuture register(Channel channel);

    /**
     * Register a {@link Channel} with this {@link EventLoop}. The passed {@link ChannelFuture}
     * will get notified once the registration was complete and also will get returned.
     */
    ChannelFuture register(Channel channel, ChannelPromise promise);
}