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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2014 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    *
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9    *
10   * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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14   * under the License.
15   */
16  
17  package io.netty.resolver;
18  
19  import io.netty.util.concurrent.Future;
20  import io.netty.util.concurrent.Promise;
21  
22  import java.io.Closeable;
23  import java.util.List;
24  
25  /**
26   * Resolves an arbitrary string that represents the name of an endpoint into an address.
27   */
28  public interface NameResolver<T> extends Closeable {
29  
30      /**
31       * Resolves the specified name into an address.
32       *
33       * @param inetHost the name to resolve
34       *
35       * @return the address as the result of the resolution
36       */
37      Future<T> resolve(String inetHost);
38  
39      /**
40       * Resolves the specified name into an address.
41       *
42       * @param inetHost the name to resolve
43       * @param promise the {@link Promise} which will be fulfilled when the name resolution is finished
44       *
45       * @return the address as the result of the resolution
46       */
47      Future<T> resolve(String inetHost, Promise<T> promise);
48  
49      /**
50       * Resolves the specified host name and port into a list of address.
51       *
52       * @param inetHost the name to resolve
53       *
54       * @return the list of the address as the result of the resolution
55       */
56      Future<List<T>> resolveAll(String inetHost);
57  
58      /**
59       * Resolves the specified host name and port into a list of address.
60       *
61       * @param inetHost the name to resolve
62       * @param promise the {@link Promise} which will be fulfilled when the name resolution is finished
63       *
64       * @return the list of the address as the result of the resolution
65       */
66      Future<List<T>> resolveAll(String inetHost, Promise<List<T>> promise);
67  
68      /**
69       * Closes all the resources allocated and used by this resolver.
70       */
71      @Override
72      void close();
73  }