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KitchenSync - A Java Library for Distributed Communication
/*
* KitchenSync Java Library Copyright (C) 2014 Burton Alexander
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
* the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
* Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
* version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
* ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
* FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
* details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
* this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51
* Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
*
*/
package com.github.mrstampy.kitchensync.netty.channel;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelFuture;
import io.netty.channel.socket.DatagramChannel;
import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
/**
* KiSyChannel implementations interface the Netty
* specifics, allowing ease of socket creation and use.
*
* @param
* the generic type
*/
public interface KiSyChannel {
/**
* Checks if the underlying channel is active.
*
* @return true, if checks if is active
*/
boolean isActive();
/**
* Bind to the specified port.
*
* @param port
* the port
*/
void bind(int port);
/**
* Bind to the next available port.
*/
void bind();
/**
* Send the specified message to the specified address.
*
* @param
* the generic type
* @param message
* the message
* @param address
* the address
* @return the channel future
*/
ChannelFuture send(MSG message, InetSocketAddress address);
/**
* Close the channel.
*
* @return the channel future
*/
ChannelFuture close();
/**
* Gets the underlying DatagramChannel.
*
* @return the channel
*/
DatagramChannel getChannel();
/**
* Gets the port on which this channel is bound, -1 if unknown.
*
* @return the port
*/
int getPort();
/**
* Returns the local address, null if unknown
*
* @return the inet socket address
*/
InetSocketAddress localAddress();
}