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package org.apache.mina.core.service;
import java.net.SocketAddress;
import java.util.Set;
import org.apache.mina.core.session.IoSession;
import org.apache.mina.core.session.IoSessionConfig;
/**
* Provides meta-information that describes an {@link IoService}.
*
* @author Apache MINA Project
*/
public interface TransportMetadata {
/**
* @return the name of the service provider (e.g. "nio", "apr" and "rxtx").
*/
String getProviderName();
/**
* @return the name of the service.
*/
String getName();
/**
* @return true if the session of this transport type is
* connectionless.
*/
boolean isConnectionless();
/**
* @return {@code true} if the messages exchanged by the service can be
* fragmented
* or reassembled by its underlying transport.
*/
boolean hasFragmentation();
/**
* @return the address type of the service.
*/
Class getAddressType();
/**
* @return the set of the allowed message type when you write to an
* {@link IoSession} that is managed by the service.
*/
Set> getEnvelopeTypes();
/**
* @return the type of the {@link IoSessionConfig} of the service
*/
Class getSessionConfigType();
}