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package org.jboss.netty.channel;

import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;

import org.jboss.netty.buffer.ChannelBuffer;
import org.jboss.netty.handler.execution.ExecutionHandler;
import org.jboss.netty.handler.execution.OrderedMemoryAwareThreadPoolExecutor;
import org.jboss.netty.handler.ssl.SslHandler;


/**
 * A list of {@link ChannelHandler}s which handles or intercepts
 * {@link ChannelEvent}s 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 the pipeline interact with each other.
 *
 * 

Creation of a pipeline

* * For each new channel, a new pipeline must be created and attached to the * channel. Once attached, the coupling between the channel and the pipeline * is permanent; the channel cannot attach another pipeline to it nor detach * the current pipeline from it. *

* The recommended way to create a new pipeline is to use the helper methods in * {@link Channels} rather than calling an individual implementation's * constructor: *

 * import static org.jboss.netty.channel.{@link Channels}.*;
 * {@link ChannelPipeline} pipeline = pipeline(); // same with Channels.pipeline()
 * 
* *

How an event flows in a pipeline

* * The following diagram describes how {@link ChannelEvent}s are processed by * {@link ChannelHandler}s in a {@link ChannelPipeline} typically. * A {@link ChannelEvent} can be handled by either a {@link ChannelUpstreamHandler} * or a {@link ChannelDownstreamHandler} and be forwarded to the closest * handler by calling {@link ChannelHandlerContext#sendUpstream(ChannelEvent)} * or {@link ChannelHandlerContext#sendDownstream(ChannelEvent)}. The meaning * of the event is interpreted somewhat differently depending on whether it is * going upstream or going downstream. Please refer to {@link ChannelEvent} for * more information. *
 *                                       I/O Request
 *                                     via {@link Channel} or
 *                                 {@link ChannelHandlerContext}
 *                                           |
 *  +----------------------------------------+---------------+
 *  |                  ChannelPipeline       |               |
 *  |                                       \|/              |
 *  |  +----------------------+  +-----------+------------+  |
 *  |  | Upstream Handler  N  |  | Downstream Handler  1  |  |
 *  |  +----------+-----------+  +-----------+------------+  |
 *  |            /|\                         |               |
 *  |             |                         \|/              |
 *  |  +----------+-----------+  +-----------+------------+  |
 *  |  | Upstream Handler N-1 |  | Downstream Handler  2  |  |
 *  |  +----------+-----------+  +-----------+------------+  |
 *  |            /|\                         .               |
 *  |             .                          .               |
 *  |     [ sendUpstream() ]        [ sendDownstream() ]     |
 *  |     [ + INBOUND data ]        [ + OUTBOUND data  ]     |
 *  |             .                          .               |
 *  |             .                         \|/              |
 *  |  +----------+-----------+  +-----------+------------+  |
 *  |  | Upstream Handler  2  |  | Downstream Handler M-1 |  |
 *  |  +----------+-----------+  +-----------+------------+  |
 *  |            /|\                         |               |
 *  |             |                         \|/              |
 *  |  +----------+-----------+  +-----------+------------+  |
 *  |  | Upstream Handler  1  |  | Downstream Handler  M  |  |
 *  |  +----------+-----------+  +-----------+------------+  |
 *  |            /|\                         |               |
 *  +-------------+--------------------------+---------------+
 *                |                         \|/
 *  +-------------+--------------------------+---------------+
 *  |             |                          |               |
 *  |     [ Socket.read() ]          [ Socket.write() ]      |
 *  |                                                        |
 *  |  Netty Internal I/O Threads (Transport Implementation) |
 *  +--------------------------------------------------------+
 * 
* An upstream event is handled by the upstream handlers in the bottom-up * direction as shown on the left side of the diagram. An upstream 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 InputStream#read(byte[])}. * If an upstream event goes beyond the top upstream handler, it is discarded * silently. *

* A downstream event is handled by the downstream handler in the top-down * direction as shown on the right side of the diagram. A downstream handler * usually generates or transforms the outbound traffic such as write requests. * If a downstream event goes beyond the bottom downstream 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 OutputStream#write(byte[])}. *

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

 * {@link ChannelPipeline} p = {@link Channels}.pipeline();
 * p.addLast("1", new UpstreamHandlerA());
 * p.addLast("2", new UpstreamHandlerB());
 * p.addLast("3", new DownstreamHandlerA());
 * p.addLast("4", new DownstreamHandlerB());
 * p.addLast("5", new UpstreamHandlerX());
 * 
* In the example above, the class whose name starts with {@code Upstream} means * it is an upstream handler. The class whose name starts with * {@code Downstream} means it is a downstream handler. *

* In the given example configuration, the handler evaluation order is 1, 2, 3, * 4, 5 when an event goes upstream. When an event goes downstream, 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 ChannelUpstreamHandler}, and therefore the * actual evaluation order of an upstream event will be: 1, 2, and 5.
  • *
  • 1, 2, and 5 don't implement {@link ChannelDownstreamHandler}, and * therefore the actual evaluation order of a downstream event will be: * 4 and 3.
  • *
  • If 5 extended {@link SimpleChannelHandler} which implements both * {@link ChannelUpstreamHandler} and {@link ChannelDownstreamHandler}, the * evaluation order of an upstream and a downstream event could be 125 and * 543 respectively.
  • *
* *

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 ChannelBuffer}) * into a Java object.
  2. *
  3. Protocol Encoder - translates a Java object into binary data.
  4. *
  5. {@link ExecutionHandler} - applies a thread model.
  6. *
  7. Business Logic Handler - performs the actual business logic * (e.g. database access).
  8. *
* * and it could be represented as shown in the following example: * *
 * {@link ChannelPipeline} pipeline = {@link Channels#pipeline() Channels.pipeline()};
 * pipeline.addLast("decoder", new MyProtocolDecoder());
 * pipeline.addLast("encoder", new MyProtocolEncoder());
 * pipeline.addLast("executor", new {@link ExecutionHandler}(
 *         new {@link OrderedMemoryAwareThreadPoolExecutor}(16, 1048576, 1048576)));
 * pipeline.addLast("handler", new MyBusinessLogicHandler());
 * 
* *

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 a * {@link SslHandler} when sensitive information is about to be exchanged, * and remove it after the exchange. * *

Pitfall

*

* Due to the internal implementation detail of the current default * {@link ChannelPipeline}, the following code does not work as expected if * FirstHandler is the last handler in the pipeline: *

 * public class FirstHandler extends {@link SimpleChannelUpstreamHandler} {
 *
 *     {@code @Override}
 *     public void messageReceived({@link ChannelHandlerContext} ctx, {@link MessageEvent} e) {
 *         // Remove this handler from the pipeline,
 *         ctx.getPipeline().remove(this);
 *         // And let SecondHandler handle the current event.
 *         ctx.getPipeline().addLast("2nd", new SecondHandler());
 *         ctx.sendUpstream(e);
 *     }
 * }
 * 
* To implement the expected behavior, you have to add SecondHandler * before the removal or make sure there is at least one more handler between * FirstHandler and SecondHandler. * * @apiviz.landmark * @apiviz.composedOf org.jboss.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext * @apiviz.owns org.jboss.netty.channel.ChannelHandler * @apiviz.uses org.jboss.netty.channel.ChannelSink - - sends events downstream */ public interface ChannelPipeline { /** * 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 name or handler is {@code null} */ void addFirst(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 name or handler is {@code null} */ void addLast(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, name, or handler is {@code null} */ void addBefore(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, name, or handler is {@code null} */ void addAfter(String baseName, String name, ChannelHandler handler); /** * Removes the specified {@link ChannelHandler} from this pipeline. * * @throws NoSuchElementException * if there's no such handler in this pipeline * @throws NullPointerException * if the specified handler is {@code null} */ void remove(ChannelHandler handler); /** * Removes the {@link ChannelHandler} with the specified name from this * pipeline. * * @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. * * @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, new name, or new handler is * {@code null} */ void replace(ChannelHandler oldHandler, String newName, ChannelHandler newHandler); /** * Replaces the {@link ChannelHandler} of the specified name with a new * handler in this pipeline. * * @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, new name, 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. * * @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, new name, 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 getFirst(); /** * Returns the last {@link ChannelHandler} in this pipeline. * * @return the last handler. {@code null} if this pipeline is empty. */ ChannelHandler getLast(); /** * 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 getContext(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 getContext(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 getContext(Class handlerType); /** * Sends the specified {@link ChannelEvent} to the first * {@link ChannelUpstreamHandler} in this pipeline. * * @throws NullPointerException * if the specified event is {@code null} */ void sendUpstream(ChannelEvent e); /** * Sends the specified {@link ChannelEvent} to the last * {@link ChannelDownstreamHandler} in this pipeline. * * @throws NullPointerException * if the specified event is {@code null} */ void sendDownstream(ChannelEvent e); /** * Schedules the specified task to be executed in the I/O thread associated * with this pipeline's {@link Channel}. */ ChannelFuture execute(Runnable task); /** * Returns the {@link Channel} that this pipeline is attached to. * * @return the channel. {@code null} if this pipeline is not attached yet. */ Channel getChannel(); /** * Returns the {@link ChannelSink} that this pipeline is attached to. * * @return the sink. {@code null} if this pipeline is not attached yet. */ ChannelSink getSink(); /** * Attaches this pipeline to the specified {@link Channel} and * {@link ChannelSink}. Once a pipeline is attached, it can't be detached * nor attached again. * * @throws IllegalStateException if this pipeline is attached already */ void attach(Channel channel, ChannelSink sink); /** * Returns {@code true} if and only if this pipeline is attached to * a {@link Channel}. */ boolean isAttached(); /** * Returns the {@link List} of the handler names. */ List getNames(); /** * Converts this pipeline into an ordered {@link Map} whose keys are * handler names and whose values are handlers. */ Map toMap(); }




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