PeerDiscovery.java

/**
 * Copyright 2011 John Sample.
 *
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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package com.google.devcoin.discovery;

import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

/**
 * A PeerDiscovery object is responsible for finding addresses of other nodes in the Bitcoin P2P network. Note that
 * the addresses returned may or may not be accepting connections.
 */
public interface PeerDiscovery {
    // TODO: Flesh out this interface a lot more.

    /** Returns an array of addresses. This method may block. */
    InetSocketAddress[] getPeers(long timeoutValue, TimeUnit timeoutUnit) throws PeerDiscoveryException;

    /** Stops any discovery in progress when we want to shut down quickly. */
    void shutdown();
}