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20 package org.apache.mina.core.service;
21
22 import java.net.SocketAddress;
23 import java.util.Set;
24
25 import org.apache.mina.core.session.IoSession;
26 import org.apache.mina.core.session.IoSessionConfig;
27
28 /**
29 * Provides meta-information that describes an {@link IoService}.
30 *
31 * @author The Apache MINA Project (dev@mina.apache.org)
32 * @version $Rev: 671827 $, $Date: 2008-06-26 10:49:48 +0200 (jeu, 26 jun 2008) $
33 */
34 public interface TransportMetadata {
35
36 /**
37 * Returns the name of the service provider (e.g. "nio", "apr" and "rxtx").
38 */
39 String getProviderName();
40
41 /**
42 * Returns the name of the service.
43 */
44 String getName();
45
46 /**
47 * Returns <code>true</code> if the session of this transport type is
48 * <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connectionless">connectionless</a>.
49 */
50 boolean isConnectionless();
51
52 /**
53 * Returns {@code true} if the messages exchanged by the service can be
54 * <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv4#Fragmentation_and_reassembly">fragmented
55 * or reassembled</a> by its underlying transport.
56 */
57 boolean hasFragmentation();
58
59 /**
60 * Returns the address type of the service.
61 */
62 Class<? extends SocketAddress> getAddressType();
63
64 /**
65 * Returns the set of the allowed message type when you write to an
66 * {@link IoSession} that is managed by the service.
67 */
68 Set<Class<? extends Object>> getEnvelopeTypes();
69
70 /**
71 * Returns the type of the {@link IoSessionConfig} of the service
72 */
73 Class<? extends IoSessionConfig> getSessionConfigType();
74 }