org.jboss.xnio
Interface Connector<A,T extends ConnectedChannel<A>>

Type Parameters:

A - the address type

T - the type of channel

All Known Subinterfaces:

CloseableConnector<A,T>, CloseableTcpConnector, TcpConnector

public interface Connector<A,T extends ConnectedChannel<A>>

A connector. Instances of this interface are used to connect to arbitrary peers.

Method Summary

IoFuture<T>	connectTo(A src, A dest, IoHandler<? super T> handler) Establish a connection to a destination using an explicit source.
IoFuture<T>	connectTo(A dest, IoHandler<? super T> handler) Establish a connection to a destination.
ChannelSource<T>	createChannelSource(A dest) Create a client that always connects to the given destination.
ChannelSource<T>	createChannelSource(A src, A dest) Create a client that always connects to the given destination using an explicit source.

Method Detail

connectTo

IoFuture<T> connectTo(A dest,
                      IoHandler<? super T> handler)

Establish a connection to a destination.

Parameters:

dest - the destination address

handler - the handler for this connection

Returns:

the future result of this operation

connectTo

IoFuture<T> connectTo(A src,
                      A dest,
                      IoHandler<? super T> handler)

Establish a connection to a destination using an explicit source.

Parameters:

src - the source address

dest - the destination address

handler - the handler for this connection

Returns:

the future result of this operation

createChannelSource

ChannelSource<T> createChannelSource(A dest)

Create a client that always connects to the given destination.

Parameters:

dest - the destination to connect to

Returns:

the client

createChannelSource

ChannelSource<T> createChannelSource(A src,
                                     A dest)

Create a client that always connects to the given destination using an explicit source.

Parameters:

src - the source to connect from

dest - the destination to connect to

Returns:

the client