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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} using a {@link ChannelFuture}. The passed
* {@link ChannelFuture} will get notified once the registration was complete and also will get returned.
*/
ChannelFuture register(ChannelPromise promise);
/**
* 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.
*
* @deprecated Use {@link #register(ChannelPromise)} instead.
*/
@Deprecated
ChannelFuture register(Channel channel, ChannelPromise promise);
}