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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2016 The Netty Project
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16  package io.netty5.channel;
17  
18  import java.util.function.IntSupplier;
19  
20  /**
21   * Select strategy interface.
22   *
23   * Provides the ability to control the behavior of the select loop. For example a blocking select
24   * operation can be delayed or skipped entirely if there are events to process immediately.
25   */
26  public interface SelectStrategy {
27  
28      /**
29       * Indicates a blocking select should follow.
30       */
31      int SELECT = -1;
32      /**
33       * Indicates the IO loop should be retried, no blocking select to follow directly.
34       */
35      int CONTINUE = -2;
36      /**
37       * Indicates the IO loop to poll for new events without blocking.
38       */
39      int BUSY_WAIT = -3;
40  
41      /**
42       * The {@link SelectStrategy} can be used to steer the outcome of a potential select
43       * call.
44       *
45       * @param selectSupplier The supplier with the result of a select result.
46       * @param notBlockForIo {@code true} if blocking for IO is not allowed.
47       * @return {@link #SELECT} if the next step should be blocking select {@link #CONTINUE} if
48       *         the next step should be to not select but rather jump back to the IO loop and try
49       *         again. Any value >= 0 is treated as an indicator that work needs to be done.
50       */
51      int calculateStrategy(IntSupplier selectSupplier, boolean notBlockForIo) throws Exception;
52  }