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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15 */
16 package io.netty.channel;
17
18 import io.netty.util.concurrent.EventExecutorGroup;
19
20 /**
21 * Special {@link EventExecutorGroup} which allows registering {@link Channel}s that get
22 * processed for later selection during the event loop.
23 *
24 */
25 public interface EventLoopGroup extends EventExecutorGroup {
26 /**
27 * Return the next {@link EventLoop} to use
28 */
29 @Override
30 EventLoop next();
31
32 /**
33 * Register a {@link Channel} with this {@link EventLoop}. The returned {@link ChannelFuture}
34 * will get notified once the registration was complete.
35 */
36 ChannelFuture register(Channel channel);
37
38 /**
39 * Register a {@link Channel} with this {@link EventLoop}. The passed {@link ChannelFuture}
40 * will get notified once the registration was complete and also will get returned.
41 */
42 ChannelFuture register(Channel channel, ChannelPromise promise);
43 }