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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2012 The Netty Project
3    *
4    * The Netty Project licenses this file to you under the Apache License,
5    * version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
6    * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
7    *
8    *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9    *
10   * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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14   * under the License.
15   */
16  package org.jboss.netty.channel.socket;
17  
18  import java.net.InetAddress;
19  import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
20  import java.net.NetworkInterface;
21  
22  import org.jboss.netty.channel.Channel;
23  import org.jboss.netty.channel.ChannelFuture;
24  
25  /**
26   * A UDP/IP {@link Channel} which is created by {@link DatagramChannelFactory}.
27   *
28   * @apiviz.landmark
29   * @apiviz.composedOf org.jboss.netty.channel.socket.DatagramChannelConfig
30   */
31  public interface DatagramChannel extends Channel {
32      DatagramChannelConfig getConfig();
33      InetSocketAddress getLocalAddress();
34      InetSocketAddress getRemoteAddress();
35  
36      /**
37       * Joins a multicast group.
38       */
39      ChannelFuture joinGroup(InetAddress multicastAddress);
40  
41      /**
42       * Joins the specified multicast group at the specified interface.
43       */
44      ChannelFuture joinGroup(InetSocketAddress multicastAddress, NetworkInterface networkInterface);
45  
46      /**
47       * Leaves a multicast group.
48       */
49      ChannelFuture leaveGroup(InetAddress multicastAddress);
50  
51      /**
52       * Leaves a multicast group on a specified local interface.
53       */
54      ChannelFuture leaveGroup(InetSocketAddress multicastAddress, NetworkInterface networkInterface);
55  }