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package io.netty.channel.group;
import io.netty.channel.Channel;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelFuture;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandler;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
import io.netty.util.concurrent.Future;
import io.netty.util.concurrent.GenericFutureListener;
import java.util.Iterator;
/**
* The result of an asynchronous {@link ChannelGroup} operation.
* {@link ChannelGroupFuture} is composed of {@link ChannelFuture}s which
* represent the outcome of the individual I/O operations that affect the
* {@link Channel}s in the {@link ChannelGroup}.
*
*
* All I/O operations in {@link ChannelGroup} are asynchronous. It means any
* I/O calls will return immediately with no guarantee that the requested I/O
* operations have been completed at the end of the call. Instead, you will be
* returned with a {@link ChannelGroupFuture} instance which tells you when the
* requested I/O operations have succeeded, failed, or cancelled.
*
* Various methods are provided to let you check if the I/O operations has been
* completed, wait for the completion, and retrieve the result of the I/O
* operation. It also allows you to add more than one
* {@link ChannelGroupFutureListener} so you can get notified when the I/O
* operation have been completed.
*
*
Prefer {@link #addListener(GenericFutureListener)} to {@link #await()}
*
* It is recommended to prefer {@link #addListener(GenericFutureListener)} to
* {@link #await()} wherever possible to get notified when I/O operations are
* done and to do any follow-up tasks.
*
* {@link #addListener(GenericFutureListener)} is non-blocking. It simply
* adds the specified {@link ChannelGroupFutureListener} to the
* {@link ChannelGroupFuture}, and I/O thread will notify the listeners when
* the I/O operations associated with the future is done.
* {@link ChannelGroupFutureListener} yields the best performance and resource
* utilization because it does not block at all, but it could be tricky to
* implement a sequential logic if you are not used to event-driven programming.
*
* By contrast, {@link #await()} is a blocking operation. Once called, the
* caller thread blocks until all I/O operations are done. It is easier to
* implement a sequential logic with {@link #await()}, but the caller thread
* blocks unnecessarily until all I/O operations are done and there's relatively
* expensive cost of inter-thread notification. Moreover, there's a chance of
* dead lock in a particular circumstance, which is described below.
*
*
Do not call {@link #await()} inside {@link ChannelHandler}
*
* The event handler methods in {@link ChannelHandler} is often called by
* an I/O thread. If {@link #await()} is called by an event handler
* method, which is called by the I/O thread, the I/O operation it is waiting
* for might never be complete because {@link #await()} can block the I/O
* operation it is waiting for, which is a dead lock.
*
* // BAD - NEVER DO THIS
* {@code @Override}
* public void messageReceived({@link ChannelHandlerContext} ctx, ShutdownMessage msg) {
* {@link ChannelGroup} allChannels = MyServer.getAllChannels();
* {@link ChannelGroupFuture} future = allChannels.close();
* future.awaitUninterruptibly();
* // Perform post-shutdown operation
* // ...
*
* }
*
* // GOOD
* {@code @Override}
* public void messageReceived(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ShutdownMessage msg) {
* {@link ChannelGroup} allChannels = MyServer.getAllChannels();
* {@link ChannelGroupFuture} future = allChannels.close();
* future.addListener(new {@link ChannelGroupFutureListener}() {
* public void operationComplete({@link ChannelGroupFuture} future) {
* // Perform post-closure operation
* // ...
* }
* });
* }
*
*
* In spite of the disadvantages mentioned above, there are certainly the cases
* where it is more convenient to call {@link #await()}. In such a case, please
* make sure you do not call {@link #await()} in an I/O thread. Otherwise,
* {@link IllegalStateException} will be raised to prevent a dead lock.
*/
public interface ChannelGroupFuture extends Future, Iterable {
/**
* Returns the {@link ChannelGroup} which is associated with this future.
*/
ChannelGroup group();
/**
* Returns the {@link ChannelFuture} of the individual I/O operation which
* is associated with the {@link Channel} whose ID matches the specified
* integer.
*
* @return the matching {@link ChannelFuture} if found.
* {@code null} otherwise.
*/
ChannelFuture find(Integer channelId);
/**
* Returns the {@link ChannelFuture} of the individual I/O operation which
* is associated with the specified {@link Channel}.
*
* @return the matching {@link ChannelFuture} if found.
* {@code null} otherwise.
*/
ChannelFuture find(Channel channel);
/**
* Returns {@code true} if and only if all I/O operations associated with
* this future were successful without any failure.
*/
@Override
boolean isSuccess();
@Override
ChannelGroupException cause();
/**
* Returns {@code true} if and only if the I/O operations associated with
* this future were partially successful with some failure.
*/
boolean isPartialSuccess();
/**
* Returns {@code true} if and only if the I/O operations associated with
* this future have failed partially with some success.
*/
boolean isPartialFailure();
@Override
ChannelGroupFuture addListener(GenericFutureListener listener);
@Override
ChannelGroupFuture addListeners(GenericFutureListener... listeners);
@Override
ChannelGroupFuture removeListener(GenericFutureListener listener);
@Override
ChannelGroupFuture removeListeners(GenericFutureListener... listeners);
@Override
ChannelGroupFuture await() throws InterruptedException;
@Override
ChannelGroupFuture awaitUninterruptibly();
@Override
ChannelGroupFuture syncUninterruptibly();
@Override
ChannelGroupFuture sync() throws InterruptedException;
/**
* Returns the {@link Iterator} that enumerates all {@link ChannelFuture}s
* which are associated with this future. Please note that the returned
* {@link Iterator} is is unmodifiable, which means a {@link ChannelFuture}
* cannot be removed from this future.
*/
@Override
Iterator iterator();
}