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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2018 The Netty Project
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5    * version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
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15   */
16  package io.netty5.channel;
17  
18  /**
19   * Handles IO dispatching for an {@link EventLoop}
20   * All operations except {@link #wakeup(boolean)} and {@link #isCompatible(Class)} <strong>MUST</strong> be executed
21   * on the {@link EventLoop} thread and should never be called from the user-directly.
22   */
23  public interface IoHandler {
24      /**
25       * Run the IO handled by this {@link IoHandler}. The {@link IoExecutionContext} should be used
26       * to ensure we not execute too long and so block the processing of other task that are
27       * scheduled on the {@link EventLoop}. This is done by taking {@link IoExecutionContext#delayNanos(long)} or
28       * {@link IoExecutionContext#deadlineNanos()} into account.
29       *
30       * @return the number of {@link IoHandle} for which I/O was handled.
31       */
32      int run(IoExecutionContext context);
33  
34      /**
35       * Prepare to destroy this {@link IoHandler}. This method will be called before {@link #destroy()} and may be
36       * called multiple times.
37       */
38      void prepareToDestroy();
39  
40      /**
41       * Destroy the {@link IoHandler} and free all its resources.
42       */
43      void destroy();
44  
45      /**
46       * Register a {@link Channel} for IO.
47       *
48       * @param channel       the {@link Channel} to register..
49       * @throws Exception    thrown if an error happens during registration.
50       */
51      void register(IoHandle channel) throws Exception;
52  
53      /**
54       * Deregister a {@link IoHandle} for IO.
55       *
56       * @param handle        the {@link IoHandle} to deregister..
57       * @throws Exception    thrown if an error happens during deregistration.
58       */
59      void deregister(IoHandle handle) throws Exception;
60  
61      /**
62       * Wakeup the {@link IoHandler}, which means if any operation blocks it should be unblocked and
63       * return as soon as possible.
64       */
65      void wakeup(boolean inEventLoop);
66  
67      /**
68       * Returns {@code true} if the given type is compatible with this {@link IoHandler} and so can be registered,
69       * {@code false} otherwise.
70       *
71       * @param handleType    the type of the {@link IoHandle}.
72       * @return              if compatible of not.
73       */
74      boolean isCompatible(Class<? extends IoHandle> handleType);
75  }