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package sun.net.dns;

import java.util.List;

/**

 * The configuration of the client resolver.

 *

 * <p>A ResolverConfiguration is a singleton that represents the

 * configuration of the client resolver. The ResolverConfiguration

 * is opened by invoking the {@link #open() open} method.

 *

 * @since 1.4

 */

public abstract class ResolverConfiguration {

    private static final Object lock = new Object();

    private static ResolverConfiguration provider;

    protected ResolverConfiguration() { }

    /**

     * Opens the resolver configuration.

     *

     * @return the resolver configuration

     */

    public static ResolverConfiguration open() {

        synchronized (lock) {

            if (provider == null) {

                provider = new sun.net.dns.ResolverConfigurationImpl();

            }

            return provider;

        }

    }

    /**

     * Returns a list corresponding to the domain search path. The

     * list is ordered by the search order used for host name lookup.

     * Each element in the list returns a {@link java.lang.String}

     * containing a domain name or suffix.

     *

     * @return list of domain names

     */

    /**

     * Returns a list of name servers used for host name lookup.

     * Each element in the list returns a {@link java.lang.String}

     * containing the textual representation of the IP address of

     * the name server.

     *

     * @return list of the name servers

     */

    /**

     * Options representing certain resolver variables of

     * a {@link ResolverConfiguration}.

     */

    public static abstract class Options {

        /**

         * Returns the maximum number of attempts the resolver

         * will connect to each name server before giving up

         * and returning an error.

         *

         * @return the resolver attempts value or -1 is unknown

         */

        public int attempts() {

            return -1;

        }

        /**

         * Returns the basic retransmit timeout, in milliseconds,

         * used by the resolver. The resolver will typically use

         * an exponential backoff algorithm where the timeout is

         * doubled for every retransmit attempt. The basic

         * retransmit timeout, returned here, is the initial

         * timeout for the exponential backoff algorithm.

         *

         * @return the basic retransmit timeout value or -1

         *         if unknown

         */

        public int retrans() {

            return -1;

        }

    }

    /**

     * Returns the {@link #Options} for the resolver.

     *

     * @return options for the resolver

     */

    public abstract Options options();

}