Package org.eclipse.net4j.channel
Interface IChannel
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- All Superinterfaces:
org.eclipse.net4j.util.collection.Closeable
,IBufferHandler
,ILocationAware
,org.eclipse.net4j.util.event.INotifier
,org.eclipse.net4j.util.security.IUserAware
- All Known Subinterfaces:
IJVMChannel
,InternalChannel
- All Known Implementing Classes:
Channel
public interface IChannel extends ILocationAware, org.eclipse.net4j.util.security.IUserAware, IBufferHandler, org.eclipse.net4j.util.event.INotifier, org.eclipse.net4j.util.collection.Closeable
A bidirectional communications channel for the asynchronous exchange ofbuffers
. A channel is lightweight and virtual in the sense that it does not necessarily represent a single physical connection like a TCP socket connection. The underlying physical connection is represented by achannel multiplexer
.An example for opening a channel on an
IConnector
and sending anIBuffer
:// Open a channel IChannel channel = connector.openChannel(); short channelID = channel.getIndex(); // Fill a buffer Buffer buffer = bufferProvider.getBuffer(); ByteBuffer byteBuffer = buffer.startPutting(channelID); byteBuffer.putDouble(15.47); // Let the channel send the buffer without blocking channel.sendBuffer(buffer);
An example for receiving
IBuffer
s from channels on anIConnector
:// Create a receive handler final IBufferHandler receiveHandler = new IBufferHandler() { public void handleBuffer(IBuffer buffer) { ByteBuffer byteBuffer = buffer.getByteBuffer(); IOUtil.OUT().println("Received " + byteBuffer.getDouble()); buffer.release(); } }; // Set the receive handler to all new channels connector.addListener(new ContainerEventAdapter() { protected void onAdded(IContainer container, Object element) { IChannel channel = (IChannel)element; channel.setReceiveHandler(receiveHandler); } });
- Author:
- Eike Stepper
- No Implement
- This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
- No Extend
- This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.
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Nested Class Summary
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Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.eclipse.net4j.ILocationAware
ILocationAware.Location
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description short
getID()
Returns the ID of this channel.IChannelMultiplexer
getMultiplexer()
Returns the multiplexer this channel is associated with.long
getReceivedBuffers()
Returns the number ofbuffers
that are received from themultiplexer
of this channel and are passed on to thereceive handler
of this channel.IBufferHandler
getReceiveHandler()
Returns theIBufferHandler
that handles buffers received from the peer channel.long
getSentBuffers()
Returns the number ofbuffers
that are sent to themultiplexer
of this channel.void
sendBuffer(IBuffer buffer)
Asynchronously sends the given buffer to the receive handler of the peer channel.void
setReceiveHandler(IBufferHandler receiveHandler)
Sets theIBufferHandler
to handle buffers received from the peer channel.-
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.net4j.buffer.IBufferHandler
handleBuffer
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Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.net4j.ILocationAware
getLocation, isClient, isServer
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Method Detail
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getID
short getID()
Returns the ID of this channel. The ID is unique at any time among all channels of the associatedmultiplexer
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- 2.0
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getMultiplexer
IChannelMultiplexer getMultiplexer()
Returns the multiplexer this channel is associated with. This channel multiplexer can be used, for example, to open additional channels that will be multiplexed through the same transport medium.- Since:
- 2.0
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sendBuffer
void sendBuffer(IBuffer buffer)
Asynchronously sends the given buffer to the receive handler of the peer channel.
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getReceiveHandler
IBufferHandler getReceiveHandler()
Returns theIBufferHandler
that handles buffers received from the peer channel.
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setReceiveHandler
void setReceiveHandler(IBufferHandler receiveHandler)
Sets theIBufferHandler
to handle buffers received from the peer channel.
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getSentBuffers
long getSentBuffers()
Returns the number ofbuffers
that are sent to themultiplexer
of this channel.- Since:
- 4.10
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getReceivedBuffers
long getReceivedBuffers()
Returns the number ofbuffers
that are received from themultiplexer
of this channel and are passed on to thereceive handler
of this channel.- Since:
- 4.10
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