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.netty5.channel;
17
18 import io.netty5.channel.socket.ServerSocketChannel;
19
20 /**
21 * A {@link Channel} that accepts an incoming connection attempt and creates
22 * its child {@link Channel}s by accepting them. {@link ServerSocketChannel} is
23 * a good example.
24 */
25 public interface ServerChannel extends Channel {
26
27 /**
28 * Returns the {@link EventLoopGroup} that is used to register the child {@link Channel}s on.
29 */
30 EventLoopGroup childEventLoopGroup();
31 }