net.officefloor.plugin.socket.server.protocol

Interface ConnectionHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

HttpConnectionHandler, SslConnectionHandler, TcpConnectionHandler

public interface ConnectionHandler

Handler for a Connection.

Required to be implemented by the handler provider.

Author:

Daniel Sagenschneider

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	handleHeartbeat(HeartBeatContext context) Handles a heart beat on Connection.
void	handleRead(ReadContext context) Handles a read from the SocketChannel.

Method Detail

handleRead

void handleRead(ReadContext context)
         throws IOException

Handles a read from the SocketChannel.

Parameters:

context - ReadContext.

Throws:

IOException - If fails to obtain data from the ReadContext.

handleHeartbeat

void handleHeartbeat(HeartBeatContext context)
              throws IOException

Handles a heart beat on Connection.

Typical use of the heart beat is to allow the ConnectionHandler to close an idle Connection.

Parameters:

context - HeartBeatContext.

Throws:

IOException - If fails to handle heart beat. Possibly from attempting to close it.