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package io.netty.resolver;
import io.netty.util.concurrent.Future;
import io.netty.util.concurrent.Promise;
import io.netty.util.internal.UnstableApi;
import java.io.Closeable;
import java.util.List;
/**
* Resolves an arbitrary string that represents the name of an endpoint into an address.
*/
@UnstableApi
public interface NameResolver extends Closeable {
/**
* Resolves the specified name into an address.
*
* @param inetHost the name to resolve
*
* @return the address as the result of the resolution
*/
Future resolve(String inetHost);
/**
* Resolves the specified name into an address.
*
* @param inetHost the name to resolve
* @param promise the {@link Promise} which will be fulfilled when the name resolution is finished
*
* @return the address as the result of the resolution
*/
Future resolve(String inetHost, Promise promise);
/**
* Resolves the specified host name and port into a list of address.
*
* @param inetHost the name to resolve
*
* @return the list of the address as the result of the resolution
*/
Future> resolveAll(String inetHost);
/**
* Resolves the specified host name and port into a list of address.
*
* @param inetHost the name to resolve
* @param promise the {@link Promise} which will be fulfilled when the name resolution is finished
*
* @return the list of the address as the result of the resolution
*/
Future> resolveAll(String inetHost, Promise> promise);
/**
* Closes all the resources allocated and used by this resolver.
*/
@Override
void close();
}