org.avineas.io

Interface ChannelProvider

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Closeable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ServerSocketChannelProvider, SocketChannelProvider

public interface ChannelProvider
extends java.io.Closeable

Channel provider. A provider of channels that can be individually handled. The purpose of this provider is to act as a factory for channels.

Author:

Arie van Wijngaarden

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Channel	getChannel(long timeout) Get a channel from this provider, waiting for some time if needed.

Methods inherited from interface java.io.Closeable

close

Method Detail

getChannel

Channel getChannel(long timeout)

Get a channel from this provider, waiting for some time if needed.

Parameters:

timeout - The timeout in ms for the channel to become available

Returns:

The channel, if there, otherwise null (timeout)