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package org.jboss.netty.channel.group;

import java.net.SocketAddress;
import java.util.Set;

import org.jboss.netty.bootstrap.ServerBootstrap;
import org.jboss.netty.buffer.ChannelBuffer;
import org.jboss.netty.buffer.ChannelBuffers;
import org.jboss.netty.channel.Channel;
import org.jboss.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
import org.jboss.netty.channel.ChannelStateEvent;
import org.jboss.netty.channel.ServerChannel;
import org.jboss.netty.channel.SimpleChannelUpstreamHandler;
import org.jboss.netty.util.CharsetUtil;

/**
 * A thread-safe {@link Set} that contains open {@link Channel}s and provides
 * various bulk operations on them.  Using {@link ChannelGroup}, you can
 * categorize {@link Channel}s into a meaningful group (e.g. on a per-service
 * or per-state basis.)  A closed {@link Channel} is automatically removed from
 * the collection, so that you don't need to worry about the life cycle of the
 * added {@link Channel}.  A {@link Channel} can belong to more than one
 * {@link ChannelGroup}.
 *
 * <h3>Broadcast a message to multiple {@link Channel}s</h3>
 * <p>
 * If you need to broadcast a message to more than one {@link Channel}, you can
 * add the {@link Channel}s associated with the recipients and call {@link ChannelGroup#write(Object)}:
 * <pre>
 * <strong>{@link ChannelGroup} recipients = new {@link DefaultChannelGroup}();</strong>
 * recipients.add(channelA);
 * recipients.add(channelB);
 * ..
 * <strong>recipients.write({@link ChannelBuffers}.copiedBuffer(
 *         "Service will shut down for maintenance in 5 minutes.",
 *         {@link CharsetUtil}.UTF_8));</strong>
 * </pre>
 *
 * <h3>Simplify shutdown process with {@link ChannelGroup}</h3>
 * <p>
 * If both {@link ServerChannel}s and non-{@link ServerChannel}s exist in the
 * same {@link ChannelGroup}, any requested I/O operations on the group are
 * performed for the {@link ServerChannel}s first and then for the others.
 * <p>
 * This rule is very useful when you shut down a server in one shot:
 *
 * <pre>
 * <strong>{@link ChannelGroup} allChannels = new {@link DefaultChannelGroup}();</strong>
 *
 * public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
 *     {@link ServerBootstrap} b = new {@link ServerBootstrap}(..);
 *     ...
 *
 *     // Start the server
 *     b.getPipeline().addLast("handler", new MyHandler());
 *     {@link Channel} serverChannel = b.bind(..);
 *     <strong>allChannels.add(serverChannel);</strong>
 *
 *     ... Wait until the shutdown signal reception ...
 *
 *     // Close the serverChannel and then all accepted connections.
 *     <strong>allChannels.close().awaitUninterruptibly();</strong>
 *     b.releaseExternalResources();
 * }
 *
 * public class MyHandler extends {@link SimpleChannelUpstreamHandler} {
 *     {@code @Override}
 *     public void channelOpen({@link ChannelHandlerContext} ctx, {@link ChannelStateEvent} e) {
 *         // Add all open channels to the global group so that they are
 *         // closed on shutdown.
 *         <strong>allChannels.add(e.getChannel());</strong>
 *     }
 * }
 * </pre>
 * @apiviz.landmark
 * @apiviz.has org.jboss.netty.channel.group.ChannelGroupFuture oneway - - returns
 */
public interface ChannelGroup extends Set<Channel>, Comparable<ChannelGroup> {

    /**
     * Returns the name of this group.  A group name is purely for helping
     * you to distinguish one group from others.
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Returns the {@link Channel} whose ID matches the specified integer.
     *
     * @return the matching {@link Channel} if found. {@code null} otherwise.
     */
    Channel find(Integer id);

    /**
     * Calls {@link Channel#setInterestOps(int)} for all {@link Channel}s in
     * this group with the specified {@code interestOps}. Please note that
     * this operation is asynchronous as {@link Channel#setInterestOps(int)} is.
     *
     * @return the {@link ChannelGroupFuture} instance that notifies when
     *         the operation is done for all channels
     */
    ChannelGroupFuture setInterestOps(int interestOps);

    /**
     * Calls {@link Channel#setReadable(boolean)} for all {@link Channel}s in
     * this group with the specified boolean flag. Please note that this
     * operation is asynchronous as {@link Channel#setReadable(boolean)} is.
     *
     * @return the {@link ChannelGroupFuture} instance that notifies when
     *         the operation is done for all channels
     */
    ChannelGroupFuture setReadable(boolean readable);

    /**
     * Writes the specified {@code message} to all {@link Channel}s in this
     * group. If the specified {@code message} is an instance of
     * {@link ChannelBuffer}, it is automatically
     * {@linkplain ChannelBuffer#duplicate() duplicated} to avoid a race
     * condition. Please note that this operation is asynchronous as
     * {@link Channel#write(Object)} is.
     *
     * @return the {@link ChannelGroupFuture} instance that notifies when
     *         the operation is done for all channels
     */
    ChannelGroupFuture write(Object message);

    /**
     * Writes the specified {@code message} with the specified
     * {@code remoteAddress} to all {@link Channel}s in this group.  If the
     * specified {@code message} is an instance of {@link ChannelBuffer}, it is
     * automatically {@linkplain ChannelBuffer#duplicate() duplicated} to avoid
     * a race condition. Please note that this operation is asynchronous as
     * {@link Channel#write(Object, SocketAddress)} is.
     *
     * @return the {@link ChannelGroupFuture} instance that notifies when
     *         the operation is done for all channels
     */
    ChannelGroupFuture write(Object message, SocketAddress remoteAddress);

    /**
     * Disconnects all {@link Channel}s in this group from their remote peers.
     *
     * @return the {@link ChannelGroupFuture} instance that notifies when
     *         the operation is done for all channels
     */
    ChannelGroupFuture disconnect();

    /**
     * Unbinds all {@link Channel}s in this group from their local address.
     *
     * @return the {@link ChannelGroupFuture} instance that notifies when
     *         the operation is done for all channels
     */
    ChannelGroupFuture unbind();

    /**
     * Closes all {@link Channel}s in this group.  If the {@link Channel} is
     * connected to a remote peer or bound to a local address, it is
     * automatically disconnected and unbound.
     *
     * @return the {@link ChannelGroupFuture} instance that notifies when
     *         the operation is done for all channels
     */
    ChannelGroupFuture close();
}