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package io.netty.channel;

import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
import io.netty.util.concurrent.DefaultEventExecutorGroup;
import io.netty.util.concurrent.EventExecutorGroup;
import io.netty.util.concurrent.UnorderedThreadPoolEventExecutor;

import java.net.SocketAddress;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.nio.channels.SocketChannel;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Map.Entry;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;


/**
 * A list of {@link ChannelHandler}s which handles or intercepts inbound events and outbound operations of a
 * {@link Channel}.  {@link ChannelPipeline} implements an advanced form of the
 * Intercepting Filter pattern
 * to give a user full control over how an event is handled and how the {@link ChannelHandler}s in a pipeline
 * interact with each other.
 *
 * 

Creation of a pipeline

* * Each channel has its own pipeline and it is created automatically when a new channel is created. * *

How an event flows in a pipeline

* * The following diagram describes how I/O events are processed by {@link ChannelHandler}s in a {@link ChannelPipeline} * typically. An I/O event is handled by either a {@link ChannelInboundHandler} or a {@link ChannelOutboundHandler} * and be forwarded to its closest handler by calling the event propagation methods defined in * {@link ChannelHandlerContext}, such as {@link ChannelHandlerContext#fireChannelRead(Object)} and * {@link ChannelHandlerContext#write(Object)}. * *
 *                                                 I/O Request
 *                                            via {@link Channel} or
 *                                        {@link ChannelHandlerContext}
 *                                                      |
 *  +---------------------------------------------------+---------------+
 *  |                           ChannelPipeline         |               |
 *  |                                                  \|/              |
 *  |    +---------------------+            +-----------+----------+    |
 *  |    | Inbound Handler  N  |            | Outbound Handler  1  |    |
 *  |    +----------+----------+            +-----------+----------+    |
 *  |              /|\                                  |               |
 *  |               |                                  \|/              |
 *  |    +----------+----------+            +-----------+----------+    |
 *  |    | Inbound Handler N-1 |            | Outbound Handler  2  |    |
 *  |    +----------+----------+            +-----------+----------+    |
 *  |              /|\                                  .               |
 *  |               .                                   .               |
 *  | ChannelHandlerContext.fireIN_EVT() ChannelHandlerContext.OUT_EVT()|
 *  |        [ method call]                       [method call]         |
 *  |               .                                   .               |
 *  |               .                                  \|/              |
 *  |    +----------+----------+            +-----------+----------+    |
 *  |    | Inbound Handler  2  |            | Outbound Handler M-1 |    |
 *  |    +----------+----------+            +-----------+----------+    |
 *  |              /|\                                  |               |
 *  |               |                                  \|/              |
 *  |    +----------+----------+            +-----------+----------+    |
 *  |    | Inbound Handler  1  |            | Outbound Handler  M  |    |
 *  |    +----------+----------+            +-----------+----------+    |
 *  |              /|\                                  |               |
 *  +---------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+
 *                  |                                  \|/
 *  +---------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+
 *  |               |                                   |               |
 *  |       [ Socket.read() ]                    [ Socket.write() ]     |
 *  |                                                                   |
 *  |  Netty Internal I/O Threads (Transport Implementation)            |
 *  +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
 * 
* An inbound event is handled by the inbound handlers in the bottom-up direction as shown on the left side of the * diagram. An inbound handler usually handles the inbound data generated by the I/O thread on the bottom of the * diagram. The inbound data is often read from a remote peer via the actual input operation such as * {@link SocketChannel#read(ByteBuffer)}. If an inbound event goes beyond the top inbound handler, it is discarded * silently, or logged if it needs your attention. *

* An outbound event is handled by the outbound handler in the top-down direction as shown on the right side of the * diagram. An outbound handler usually generates or transforms the outbound traffic such as write requests. * If an outbound event goes beyond the bottom outbound handler, it is handled by an I/O thread associated with the * {@link Channel}. The I/O thread often performs the actual output operation such as * {@link SocketChannel#write(ByteBuffer)}. *

* For example, let us assume that we created the following pipeline: *

 * {@link ChannelPipeline} p = ...;
 * p.addLast("1", new InboundHandlerA());
 * p.addLast("2", new InboundHandlerB());
 * p.addLast("3", new OutboundHandlerA());
 * p.addLast("4", new OutboundHandlerB());
 * p.addLast("5", new InboundOutboundHandlerX());
 * 
* In the example above, the class whose name starts with {@code Inbound} means it is an inbound handler. * The class whose name starts with {@code Outbound} means it is a outbound handler. *

* In the given example configuration, the handler evaluation order is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 when an event goes inbound. * When an event goes outbound, the order is 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. On top of this principle, {@link ChannelPipeline} skips * the evaluation of certain handlers to shorten the stack depth: *

    *
  • 3 and 4 don't implement {@link ChannelInboundHandler}, and therefore the actual evaluation order of an inbound * event will be: 1, 2, and 5.
  • *
  • 1 and 2 don't implement {@link ChannelOutboundHandler}, and therefore the actual evaluation order of a * outbound event will be: 5, 4, and 3.
  • *
  • If 5 implements both {@link ChannelInboundHandler} and {@link ChannelOutboundHandler}, the evaluation order of * an inbound and a outbound event could be 125 and 543 respectively.
  • *
* *

Forwarding an event to the next handler

* * As you might noticed in the diagram shows, a handler has to invoke the event propagation methods in * {@link ChannelHandlerContext} to forward an event to its next handler. Those methods include: *
    *
  • Inbound event propagation methods: *
      *
    • {@link ChannelHandlerContext#fireChannelRegistered()}
    • *
    • {@link ChannelHandlerContext#fireChannelActive()}
    • *
    • {@link ChannelHandlerContext#fireChannelRead(Object)}
    • *
    • {@link ChannelHandlerContext#fireChannelReadComplete()}
    • *
    • {@link ChannelHandlerContext#fireExceptionCaught(Throwable)}
    • *
    • {@link ChannelHandlerContext#fireUserEventTriggered(Object)}
    • *
    • {@link ChannelHandlerContext#fireChannelWritabilityChanged()}
    • *
    • {@link ChannelHandlerContext#fireChannelInactive()}
    • *
    • {@link ChannelHandlerContext#fireChannelUnregistered()}
    • *
    *
  • *
  • Outbound event propagation methods: *
      *
    • {@link ChannelHandlerContext#bind(SocketAddress, ChannelPromise)}
    • *
    • {@link ChannelHandlerContext#connect(SocketAddress, SocketAddress, ChannelPromise)}
    • *
    • {@link ChannelHandlerContext#write(Object, ChannelPromise)}
    • *
    • {@link ChannelHandlerContext#flush()}
    • *
    • {@link ChannelHandlerContext#read()}
    • *
    • {@link ChannelHandlerContext#disconnect(ChannelPromise)}
    • *
    • {@link ChannelHandlerContext#close(ChannelPromise)}
    • *
    • {@link ChannelHandlerContext#deregister(ChannelPromise)}
    • *
    *
  • *
* * and the following example shows how the event propagation is usually done: * *
 * public class MyInboundHandler extends {@link ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter} {
 *     {@code @Override}
 *     public void channelActive({@link ChannelHandlerContext} ctx) {
 *         System.out.println("Connected!");
 *         ctx.fireChannelActive();
 *     }
 * }
 *
 * public class MyOutboundHandler extends {@link ChannelOutboundHandlerAdapter} {
 *     {@code @Override}
 *     public void close({@link ChannelHandlerContext} ctx, {@link ChannelPromise} promise) {
 *         System.out.println("Closing ..");
 *         ctx.close(promise);
 *     }
 * }
 * 
* *

Building a pipeline

*

* A user is supposed to have one or more {@link ChannelHandler}s in a pipeline to receive I/O events (e.g. read) and * to request I/O operations (e.g. write and close). For example, a typical server will have the following handlers * in each channel's pipeline, but your mileage may vary depending on the complexity and characteristics of the * protocol and business logic: * *

    *
  1. Protocol Decoder - translates binary data (e.g. {@link ByteBuf}) into a Java object.
  2. *
  3. Protocol Encoder - translates a Java object into binary data.
  4. *
  5. Business Logic Handler - performs the actual business logic (e.g. database access).
  6. *
* * and it could be represented as shown in the following example: * *
 * static final {@link EventExecutorGroup} group = new {@link DefaultEventExecutorGroup}(16);
 * ...
 *
 * {@link ChannelPipeline} pipeline = ch.pipeline();
 *
 * pipeline.addLast("decoder", new MyProtocolDecoder());
 * pipeline.addLast("encoder", new MyProtocolEncoder());
 *
 * // Tell the pipeline to run MyBusinessLogicHandler's event handler methods
 * // in a different thread than an I/O thread so that the I/O thread is not blocked by
 * // a time-consuming task.
 * // If your business logic is fully asynchronous or finished very quickly, you don't
 * // need to specify a group.
 * pipeline.addLast(group, "handler", new MyBusinessLogicHandler());
 * 
* * Be aware that while using {@link DefaultEventLoopGroup} will offload the operation from the {@link EventLoop} it will * still process tasks in a serial fashion per {@link ChannelHandlerContext} and so guarantee ordering. Due the ordering * it may still become a bottle-neck. If ordering is not a requirement for your use-case you may want to consider using * {@link UnorderedThreadPoolEventExecutor} to maximize the parallelism of the task execution. * *

Thread safety

*

* A {@link ChannelHandler} can be added or removed at any time because a {@link ChannelPipeline} is thread safe. * For example, you can insert an encryption handler when sensitive information is about to be exchanged, and remove it * after the exchange. */ public interface ChannelPipeline extends ChannelInboundInvoker, ChannelOutboundInvoker, Iterable> { /** * Inserts a {@link ChannelHandler} at the first position of this pipeline. * * @param name the name of the handler to insert first * @param handler the handler to insert first * * @throws IllegalArgumentException * if there's an entry with the same name already in the pipeline * @throws NullPointerException * if the specified handler is {@code null} */ ChannelPipeline addFirst(String name, ChannelHandler handler); /** * Inserts a {@link ChannelHandler} at the first position of this pipeline. * * @param group the {@link EventExecutorGroup} which will be used to execute the {@link ChannelHandler} * methods * @param name the name of the handler to insert first * @param handler the handler to insert first * * @throws IllegalArgumentException * if there's an entry with the same name already in the pipeline * @throws NullPointerException * if the specified handler is {@code null} */ ChannelPipeline addFirst(EventExecutorGroup group, String name, ChannelHandler handler); /** * Appends a {@link ChannelHandler} at the last position of this pipeline. * * @param name the name of the handler to append * @param handler the handler to append * * @throws IllegalArgumentException * if there's an entry with the same name already in the pipeline * @throws NullPointerException * if the specified handler is {@code null} */ ChannelPipeline addLast(String name, ChannelHandler handler); /** * Appends a {@link ChannelHandler} at the last position of this pipeline. * * @param group the {@link EventExecutorGroup} which will be used to execute the {@link ChannelHandler} * methods * @param name the name of the handler to append * @param handler the handler to append * * @throws IllegalArgumentException * if there's an entry with the same name already in the pipeline * @throws NullPointerException * if the specified handler is {@code null} */ ChannelPipeline addLast(EventExecutorGroup group, String name, ChannelHandler handler); /** * Inserts a {@link ChannelHandler} before an existing handler of this * pipeline. * * @param baseName the name of the existing handler * @param name the name of the handler to insert before * @param handler the handler to insert before * * @throws NoSuchElementException * if there's no such entry with the specified {@code baseName} * @throws IllegalArgumentException * if there's an entry with the same name already in the pipeline * @throws NullPointerException * if the specified baseName or handler is {@code null} */ ChannelPipeline addBefore(String baseName, String name, ChannelHandler handler); /** * Inserts a {@link ChannelHandler} before an existing handler of this * pipeline. * * @param group the {@link EventExecutorGroup} which will be used to execute the {@link ChannelHandler} * methods * @param baseName the name of the existing handler * @param name the name of the handler to insert before * @param handler the handler to insert before * * @throws NoSuchElementException * if there's no such entry with the specified {@code baseName} * @throws IllegalArgumentException * if there's an entry with the same name already in the pipeline * @throws NullPointerException * if the specified baseName or handler is {@code null} */ ChannelPipeline addBefore(EventExecutorGroup group, String baseName, String name, ChannelHandler handler); /** * Inserts a {@link ChannelHandler} after an existing handler of this * pipeline. * * @param baseName the name of the existing handler * @param name the name of the handler to insert after * @param handler the handler to insert after * * @throws NoSuchElementException * if there's no such entry with the specified {@code baseName} * @throws IllegalArgumentException * if there's an entry with the same name already in the pipeline * @throws NullPointerException * if the specified baseName or handler is {@code null} */ ChannelPipeline addAfter(String baseName, String name, ChannelHandler handler); /** * Inserts a {@link ChannelHandler} after an existing handler of this * pipeline. * * @param group the {@link EventExecutorGroup} which will be used to execute the {@link ChannelHandler} * methods * @param baseName the name of the existing handler * @param name the name of the handler to insert after * @param handler the handler to insert after * * @throws NoSuchElementException * if there's no such entry with the specified {@code baseName} * @throws IllegalArgumentException * if there's an entry with the same name already in the pipeline * @throws NullPointerException * if the specified baseName or handler is {@code null} */ ChannelPipeline addAfter(EventExecutorGroup group, String baseName, String name, ChannelHandler handler); /** * Inserts {@link ChannelHandler}s at the first position of this pipeline. * * @param handlers the handlers to insert first * */ ChannelPipeline addFirst(ChannelHandler... handlers); /** * Inserts {@link ChannelHandler}s at the first position of this pipeline. * * @param group the {@link EventExecutorGroup} which will be used to execute the {@link ChannelHandler}s * methods. * @param handlers the handlers to insert first * */ ChannelPipeline addFirst(EventExecutorGroup group, ChannelHandler... handlers); /** * Inserts {@link ChannelHandler}s at the last position of this pipeline. * * @param handlers the handlers to insert last * */ ChannelPipeline addLast(ChannelHandler... handlers); /** * Inserts {@link ChannelHandler}s at the last position of this pipeline. * * @param group the {@link EventExecutorGroup} which will be used to execute the {@link ChannelHandler}s * methods. * @param handlers the handlers to insert last * */ ChannelPipeline addLast(EventExecutorGroup group, ChannelHandler... handlers); /** * Removes the specified {@link ChannelHandler} from this pipeline. * * @param handler the {@link ChannelHandler} to remove * * @throws NoSuchElementException * if there's no such handler in this pipeline * @throws NullPointerException * if the specified handler is {@code null} */ ChannelPipeline remove(ChannelHandler handler); /** * Removes the {@link ChannelHandler} with the specified name from this pipeline. * * @param name the name under which the {@link ChannelHandler} was stored. * * @return the removed handler * * @throws NoSuchElementException * if there's no such handler with the specified name in this pipeline * @throws NullPointerException * if the specified name is {@code null} */ ChannelHandler remove(String name); /** * Removes the {@link ChannelHandler} of the specified type from this pipeline. * * @param the type of the handler * @param handlerType the type of the handler * * @return the removed handler * * @throws NoSuchElementException * if there's no such handler of the specified type in this pipeline * @throws NullPointerException * if the specified handler type is {@code null} */ T remove(Class handlerType); /** * Removes the first {@link ChannelHandler} in this pipeline. * * @return the removed handler * * @throws NoSuchElementException * if this pipeline is empty */ ChannelHandler removeFirst(); /** * Removes the last {@link ChannelHandler} in this pipeline. * * @return the removed handler * * @throws NoSuchElementException * if this pipeline is empty */ ChannelHandler removeLast(); /** * Replaces the specified {@link ChannelHandler} with a new handler in this pipeline. * * @param oldHandler the {@link ChannelHandler} to be replaced * @param newName the name under which the replacement should be added * @param newHandler the {@link ChannelHandler} which is used as replacement * * @return itself * @throws NoSuchElementException * if the specified old handler does not exist in this pipeline * @throws IllegalArgumentException * if a handler with the specified new name already exists in this * pipeline, except for the handler to be replaced * @throws NullPointerException * if the specified old handler or new handler is * {@code null} */ ChannelPipeline replace(ChannelHandler oldHandler, String newName, ChannelHandler newHandler); /** * Replaces the {@link ChannelHandler} of the specified name with a new handler in this pipeline. * * @param oldName the name of the {@link ChannelHandler} to be replaced * @param newName the name under which the replacement should be added * @param newHandler the {@link ChannelHandler} which is used as replacement * * @return the removed handler * * @throws NoSuchElementException * if the handler with the specified old name does not exist in this pipeline * @throws IllegalArgumentException * if a handler with the specified new name already exists in this * pipeline, except for the handler to be replaced * @throws NullPointerException * if the specified old handler or new handler is * {@code null} */ ChannelHandler replace(String oldName, String newName, ChannelHandler newHandler); /** * Replaces the {@link ChannelHandler} of the specified type with a new handler in this pipeline. * * @param oldHandlerType the type of the handler to be removed * @param newName the name under which the replacement should be added * @param newHandler the {@link ChannelHandler} which is used as replacement * * @return the removed handler * * @throws NoSuchElementException * if the handler of the specified old handler type does not exist * in this pipeline * @throws IllegalArgumentException * if a handler with the specified new name already exists in this * pipeline, except for the handler to be replaced * @throws NullPointerException * if the specified old handler or new handler is * {@code null} */ T replace(Class oldHandlerType, String newName, ChannelHandler newHandler); /** * Returns the first {@link ChannelHandler} in this pipeline. * * @return the first handler. {@code null} if this pipeline is empty. */ ChannelHandler first(); /** * Returns the context of the first {@link ChannelHandler} in this pipeline. * * @return the context of the first handler. {@code null} if this pipeline is empty. */ ChannelHandlerContext firstContext(); /** * Returns the last {@link ChannelHandler} in this pipeline. * * @return the last handler. {@code null} if this pipeline is empty. */ ChannelHandler last(); /** * Returns the context of the last {@link ChannelHandler} in this pipeline. * * @return the context of the last handler. {@code null} if this pipeline is empty. */ ChannelHandlerContext lastContext(); /** * Returns the {@link ChannelHandler} with the specified name in this * pipeline. * * @return the handler with the specified name. * {@code null} if there's no such handler in this pipeline. */ ChannelHandler get(String name); /** * Returns the {@link ChannelHandler} of the specified type in this * pipeline. * * @return the handler of the specified handler type. * {@code null} if there's no such handler in this pipeline. */ T get(Class handlerType); /** * Returns the context object of the specified {@link ChannelHandler} in * this pipeline. * * @return the context object of the specified handler. * {@code null} if there's no such handler in this pipeline. */ ChannelHandlerContext context(ChannelHandler handler); /** * Returns the context object of the {@link ChannelHandler} with the * specified name in this pipeline. * * @return the context object of the handler with the specified name. * {@code null} if there's no such handler in this pipeline. */ ChannelHandlerContext context(String name); /** * Returns the context object of the {@link ChannelHandler} of the * specified type in this pipeline. * * @return the context object of the handler of the specified type. * {@code null} if there's no such handler in this pipeline. */ ChannelHandlerContext context(Class handlerType); /** * Returns the {@link Channel} that this pipeline is attached to. * * @return the channel. {@code null} if this pipeline is not attached yet. */ Channel channel(); /** * Returns the {@link List} of the handler names. */ List names(); /** * Converts this pipeline into an ordered {@link Map} whose keys are * handler names and whose values are handlers. */ Map toMap(); @Override ChannelPipeline fireChannelRegistered(); @Override ChannelPipeline fireChannelUnregistered(); @Override ChannelPipeline fireChannelActive(); @Override ChannelPipeline fireChannelInactive(); @Override ChannelPipeline fireExceptionCaught(Throwable cause); @Override ChannelPipeline fireUserEventTriggered(Object event); @Override ChannelPipeline fireChannelRead(Object msg); @Override ChannelPipeline fireChannelReadComplete(); @Override ChannelPipeline fireChannelWritabilityChanged(); @Override ChannelPipeline flush(); }





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