org.shared.net

Interface ConnectionManager<C extends Connection>

Type Parameters:

C - the Connection type.

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable, Closeable

All Known Subinterfaces:

SocketManager<M,C>

All Known Implementing Classes:

NioManager

public interface ConnectionManager<C extends Connection>
extends Closeable

Defines a transport layer for managing Connections.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static class	ConnectionManager.InitializationType An enumeration of the ways in which a connection may be initialized.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	close() Shuts down this manager and reclaims its resources.
List<C>	getConnections() Gets the list of Connections.
<T> Future<C>	init(ConnectionManager.InitializationType type, ConnectionHandler<? super C> handler, T argument) Initializes a Connection.
String	toString() Creates a human-readable representation of this manager.

Method Detail

init

<T> Future<C> init(ConnectionManager.InitializationType type,
                 ConnectionHandler<? super C> handler,
                 T argument)

Initializes a Connection.

Type Parameters:

T - the argument type.

Parameters:

type - the ConnectionManager.InitializationType.

handler - the ConnectionHandler.

argument - the argument.

Returns:

a Future for retrieving the newly initialized Connection.

See Also:

ConnectionManager.InitializationType

getConnections

List<C> getConnections()

Gets the list of Connections.

close

void close()

Shuts down this manager and reclaims its resources.

Specified by:

close in interface AutoCloseable

Specified by:

close in interface Closeable

toString

String toString()

Creates a human-readable representation of this manager.

Overrides:

toString in class Object