IOReactorExceptionHandler.java

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package com.ok2c.lightnio;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Abstract exception handler intended to deal with potentially recoverable
 * I/O exceptions thrown by an I/O reactor.
 */
public interface IOReactorExceptionHandler {

    /**
     * This method is expected to examine the I/O exception passed as
     * a parameter and decide whether it is safe to continue execution of
     * the I/O reactor.
     *
     * @param ex potentially recoverable I/O exception
     * @return <code>true</code> if it is safe to ignore the exception
     * and continue execution of the I/O reactor; <code>false</code> if the
     * I/O reactor must throw {@link IOReactorException} and terminate
     */
    boolean handle(IOException ex);

    /**
     * This method is expected to examine the runtime exception passed as
     * a parameter and decide whether it is safe to continue execution of
     * the I/O reactor.
     *
     * @param ex potentially recoverable runtime exception
     * @return <code>true</code> if it is safe to ignore the exception
     * and continue execution of the I/O reactor; <code>false</code> if the
     * I/O reactor must throw {@link RuntimeException} and terminate
     */
    boolean handle(RuntimeException ex);

}