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 * https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
12 * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
13 * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
14 * under the License.
15 */
16 package io.netty.channel;
17
18 import io.netty.util.concurrent.OrderedEventExecutor;
19
20 /**
21 * Will handle all the I/O operations for a {@link Channel} once registered.
22 *
23 * One {@link EventLoop} instance will usually handle more than one {@link Channel} but this may depend on
24 * implementation details and internals.
25 *
26 */
27 public interface EventLoop extends OrderedEventExecutor, EventLoopGroup {
28 @Override
29 EventLoopGroup parent();
30 }