jdk/src/share/classes/java/nio/channels/MembershipKey.java
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    25 
       
    26 package java.nio.channels;
       
    27 
       
    28 import java.net.InetAddress;
       
    29 import java.net.NetworkInterface;
       
    30 import java.io.IOException;
       
    31 import java.util.List;
       
    32 
       
    33 /**
       
    34  * A token representing the membership of an Internet Protocol (IP) multicast
       
    35  * group.
       
    36  *
       
    37  * <p> A membership key may represent a membership to receive all datagrams sent
       
    38  * to the group, or it may be <em>source-specific</em>, meaning that it
       
    39  * represents a membership that receives only datagrams from a specific source
       
    40  * address. Whether or not a membership key is source-specific may be determined
       
    41  * by invoking its {@link #getSourceAddress() getSourceAddress} method.
       
    42  *
       
    43  * <p> A membership key is valid upon creation and remains valid until the
       
    44  * membership is dropped by invoking the {@link #drop() drop} method, or
       
    45  * the channel is closed. The validity of the membership key may be tested
       
    46  * by invoking its {@link #isValid() isValid} method.
       
    47  *
       
    48  * <p> Where a membership key is not source-specific and the underlying operation
       
    49  * system supports source filtering, then the {@link #block block} and {@link
       
    50  * #unblock unblock} methods can be used to block or unblock multicast datagrams
       
    51  * from particular source addresses.
       
    52  *
       
    53  * @see MulticastChannel
       
    54  *
       
    55  * @since 1.7
       
    56  */
       
    57 public abstract class MembershipKey {
       
    58 
       
    59     /**
       
    60      * Initializes a new instance of this class.
       
    61      */
       
    62     protected MembershipKey() {
       
    63     }
       
    64 
       
    65     /**
       
    66      * Tells whether or not this membership is valid.
       
    67      *
       
    68      * <p> A multicast group membership is valid upon creation and remains
       
    69      * valid until the membership is dropped by invoking the {@link #drop() drop}
       
    70      * method, or the channel is closed.
       
    71      *
       
    72      * @return  {@code true} if this membership key is valid, {@code false}
       
    73      *          otherwise
       
    74      */
       
    75     public abstract boolean isValid();
       
    76 
       
    77     /**
       
    78      * Drop membership.
       
    79      *
       
    80      * <p> If the membership key represents a membership to receive all datagrams
       
    81      * then the membership is dropped and the channel will no longer receive any
       
    82      * datagrams sent to the group. If the membership key is source-specific
       
    83      * then the channel will no longer receive datagrams sent to the group from
       
    84      * that source address.
       
    85      *
       
    86      * <p> After membership is dropped it may still be possible to receive
       
    87      * datagrams sent to the group. This can arise when datagrams are waiting to
       
    88      * be received in the socket's receive buffer. After membership is dropped
       
    89      * then the channel may {@link MulticastChannel#join join} the group again
       
    90      * in which case a new membership key is returned.
       
    91      *
       
    92      * <p> Upon return, this membership object will be {@link #isValid() invalid}.
       
    93      * If the multicast group membership is already invalid then invoking this
       
    94      * method has no effect. Once a multicast group membership is invalid,
       
    95      * it remains invalid forever.
       
    96      *
       
    97      * @throws  IOException
       
    98      *          If an I/O error occurs
       
    99      */
       
   100     public abstract void drop() throws IOException;
       
   101 
       
   102     /**
       
   103      * Block multicast datagrams from the given source address.
       
   104      *
       
   105      * <p> If this membership key is not source-specific, and the underlying
       
   106      * operating system supports source filtering, then this method blocks
       
   107      * multicast datagrams from the given source address. If the given source
       
   108      * address is already blocked then this method has no effect.
       
   109      * After a source address is blocked it may still be possible to receive
       
   110      * datagams from that source. This can arise when datagrams are waiting to
       
   111      * be received in the socket's receive buffer.
       
   112      *
       
   113      * @param   source
       
   114      *          The source address to block
       
   115      *
       
   116      * @return  This membership key
       
   117      *
       
   118      * @throws  IllegalArgumentException
       
   119      *          If the {@code source} parameter is not a unicast address or
       
   120      *          is not the same address type as the multicast group
       
   121      * @throws  IllegalStateException
       
   122      *          If this membership key is source-specific or is no longer valid
       
   123      * @throws  UnsupportedOperationException
       
   124      *          If the underlying operating system does not support source
       
   125      *          filtering
       
   126      * @throws  IOException
       
   127      *          If an I/O error occurs
       
   128      */
       
   129     public abstract MembershipKey block(InetAddress source) throws IOException;
       
   130 
       
   131     /**
       
   132      * Unblock multicast datagrams from the given source address that was
       
   133      * previously blocked using the {@link #block(InetAddress) block} method.
       
   134      *
       
   135      * @param   source
       
   136      *          The source address to unblock
       
   137      *
       
   138      * @return  This membership key
       
   139      *
       
   140      * @throws  IllegalStateException
       
   141      *          If the given source address is not currently blocked or the
       
   142      *          membership key is no longer valid
       
   143      * @throws  IOException
       
   144      *          If an I/O error occurs
       
   145      */
       
   146     public abstract MembershipKey unblock(InetAddress source) throws IOException;
       
   147 
       
   148     /**
       
   149      * Returns the channel for which this membership key was created. This
       
   150      * method will continue to return the channel even after the membership
       
   151      * becomes {@link #isValid invalid}.
       
   152      *
       
   153      * @return  the channel
       
   154      */
       
   155     public abstract MulticastChannel getChannel();
       
   156 
       
   157     /**
       
   158      * Returns the multicast group for which this membership key was created.
       
   159      * This method will continue to return the group even after the membership
       
   160      * becomes {@link #isValid invalid}.
       
   161      *
       
   162      * @return  the multicast group
       
   163      */
       
   164     public abstract InetAddress getGroup();
       
   165 
       
   166     /**
       
   167      * Returns the network interface for which this membership key was created.
       
   168      * This method will continue to return the network interface even after the
       
   169      * membership becomes {@link #isValid invalid}.
       
   170      *
       
   171      * @return  the network interface
       
   172      */
       
   173     public abstract NetworkInterface getNetworkInterface();
       
   174 
       
   175     /**
       
   176      * Returns the source address if this membership key is source-specific,
       
   177      * or {@code null} if this membership is not source-specific.
       
   178      *
       
   179      * @return  The source address if this membership key is source-specific,
       
   180      *          otherwise {@code null}
       
   181      */
       
   182     public abstract InetAddress getSourceAddress();
       
   183 }