ChannelSink.java

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package org.jboss.netty.channel;


/**
 * Receives and processes the terminal downstream {@link ChannelEvent}s.
 * <p>
 * A {@link ChannelSink} is an internal component which is supposed to be
 * implemented by a transport provider.  Most users will not see this type
 * in their code.
 *
 * @apiviz.uses org.jboss.netty.channel.ChannelPipeline - - sends events upstream
 */
public interface ChannelSink {

    /**
     * Invoked by {@link ChannelPipeline} when a downstream {@link ChannelEvent}
     * has reached its terminal (the head of the pipeline).
     */
    void eventSunk(ChannelPipeline pipeline, ChannelEvent e) throws Exception;

    /**
     * Invoked by {@link ChannelPipeline} when an exception was raised while
     * one of its {@link ChannelHandler}s process a {@link ChannelEvent}.
     */
    void exceptionCaught(ChannelPipeline pipeline, ChannelEvent e, ChannelPipelineException cause) throws Exception;
    
    /**
     * Execute the given {@link Runnable} later in the io-thread.
     * Some implementation may not support this and just execute it directly.
     */
    ChannelFuture execute(ChannelPipeline pipeline, Runnable task);
}