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    25 
       
    26 package java.nio.channels;
       
    27 
       
    28 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
       
    29 import java.util.concurrent.Future;
       
    30 
       
    31 /**
       
    32  * An asynchronous channel that can read and write bytes.
       
    33  *
       
    34  * <p> Some channels may not allow more than one read or write to be outstanding
       
    35  * at any given time. If a thread invokes a read method before a previous read
       
    36  * operation has completed then a {@link ReadPendingException} will be thrown.
       
    37  * Similarly, if a write method is invoked before a previous write has completed
       
    38  * then {@link WritePendingException} is thrown. Whether or not other kinds of
       
    39  * I/O operations may proceed concurrently with a read operation depends upon
       
    40  * the type of the channel.
       
    41  *
       
    42  * <p> Note that {@link java.nio.ByteBuffer ByteBuffers} are not safe for use by
       
    43  * multiple concurrent threads. When a read or write operation is initiated then
       
    44  * care must be taken to ensure that the buffer is not accessed until the
       
    45  * operation completes.
       
    46  *
       
    47  * @see Channels#newInputStream(AsynchronousByteChannel)
       
    48  * @see Channels#newOutputStream(AsynchronousByteChannel)
       
    49  *
       
    50  * @since 1.7
       
    51  */
       
    52 
       
    53 public interface AsynchronousByteChannel
       
    54     extends AsynchronousChannel
       
    55 {
       
    56     /**
       
    57      * Reads a sequence of bytes from this channel into the given buffer.
       
    58      *
       
    59      * <p> This method initiates an operation to read a sequence of bytes from
       
    60      * this channel into the given buffer. The method returns a {@link Future}
       
    61      * representing the pending result of the operation. The result of the
       
    62      * operation, obtained by invoking the {@code Future} 's {@link
       
    63      * Future#get() get} method, is the number of bytes read or {@code -1} if
       
    64      * all bytes have been read and the channel has reached end-of-stream.
       
    65      *
       
    66      * <p> This method initiates a read operation to read up to <i>r</i> bytes
       
    67      * from the channel, where <i>r</i> is the number of bytes remaining in the
       
    68      * buffer, that is, {@code dst.remaining()} at the time that the read is
       
    69      * attempted. Where <i>r</i> is 0, the read operation completes immediately
       
    70      * with a result of {@code 0} without initiating an I/O operation.
       
    71      *
       
    72      * <p> Suppose that a byte sequence of length <i>n</i> is read, where
       
    73      * <tt>0</tt>&nbsp;<tt>&lt;</tt>&nbsp;<i>n</i>&nbsp;<tt>&lt;=</tt>&nbsp;<i>r</i>.
       
    74      * This byte sequence will be transferred into the buffer so that the first
       
    75      * byte in the sequence is at index <i>p</i> and the last byte is at index
       
    76      * <i>p</i>&nbsp;<tt>+</tt>&nbsp;<i>n</i>&nbsp;<tt>-</tt>&nbsp;<tt>1</tt>,
       
    77      * where <i>p</i> is the buffer's position at the moment the read is
       
    78      * performed. Upon completion the buffer's position will be equal to
       
    79      * <i>p</i>&nbsp;<tt>+</tt>&nbsp;<i>n</i>; its limit will not have changed.
       
    80      *
       
    81      * <p> Buffers are not safe for use by multiple concurrent threads so care
       
    82      * should be taken to not to access the buffer until the operaton has completed.
       
    83      *
       
    84      * <p> This method may be invoked at any time. Some channel types may not
       
    85      * allow more than one read to be outstanding at any given time. If a thread
       
    86      * initiates a read operation before a previous read operation has
       
    87      * completed then a {@link ReadPendingException} will be thrown.
       
    88      *
       
    89      * <p> The <tt>handler</tt> parameter is used to specify a {@link
       
    90      * CompletionHandler}. When the read operation completes the handler's
       
    91      * {@link CompletionHandler#completed completed} method is executed.
       
    92      *
       
    93      *
       
    94      * @param   dst
       
    95      *          The buffer into which bytes are to be transferred
       
    96      * @param   attachment
       
    97      *          The object to attach to the I/O operation; can be {@code null}
       
    98      * @param   handler
       
    99      *          The completion handler object; can be {@code null}
       
   100      *
       
   101      * @return  A Future representing the result of the operation
       
   102      *
       
   103      * @throws  IllegalArgumentException
       
   104      *          If the buffer is read-only
       
   105      * @throws  ReadPendingException
       
   106      *          If the channel does not allow more than one read to be outstanding
       
   107      *          and a previous read has not completed
       
   108      */
       
   109     <A> Future<Integer> read(ByteBuffer dst,
       
   110                              A attachment,
       
   111                              CompletionHandler<Integer,? super A> handler);
       
   112 
       
   113     /**
       
   114      * Reads a sequence of bytes from this channel into the given buffer.
       
   115      *
       
   116      * <p> An invocation of this method of the form <tt>c.read(dst)</tt>
       
   117      * behaves in exactly the same manner as the invocation
       
   118      * <blockquote><pre>
       
   119      * c.read(dst, null, null);</pre></blockquote>
       
   120      *
       
   121      * @param   dst
       
   122      *          The buffer into which bytes are to be transferred
       
   123      *
       
   124      * @return  A Future representing the result of the operation
       
   125      *
       
   126      * @throws  IllegalArgumentException
       
   127      *          If the buffer is read-only
       
   128      * @throws  ReadPendingException
       
   129      *          If the channel does not allow more than one read to be outstanding
       
   130      *          and a previous read has not completed
       
   131      */
       
   132     Future<Integer> read(ByteBuffer dst);
       
   133 
       
   134     /**
       
   135      * Writes a sequence of bytes to this channel from the given buffer.
       
   136      *
       
   137      * <p> This method initiates an operation to write a sequence of bytes to
       
   138      * this channel from the given buffer. This method returns a {@link
       
   139      * Future} representing the pending result of the operation. The result
       
   140      * of the operation, obtained by invoking the <tt>Future</tt>'s {@link
       
   141      * Future#get() get} method, is the number of bytes written, possibly zero.
       
   142      *
       
   143      * <p> This method initiates a write operation to write up to <i>r</i> bytes
       
   144      * to the channel, where <i>r</i> is the number of bytes remaining in the
       
   145      * buffer, that is, {@code src.remaining()}  at the moment the write is
       
   146      * attempted. Where <i>r</i> is 0, the write operation completes immediately
       
   147      * with a result of {@code 0} without initiating an I/O operation.
       
   148      *
       
   149      * <p> Suppose that a byte sequence of length <i>n</i> is written, where
       
   150      * <tt>0</tt>&nbsp;<tt>&lt;</tt>&nbsp;<i>n</i>&nbsp;<tt>&lt;=</tt>&nbsp;<i>r</i>.
       
   151      * This byte sequence will be transferred from the buffer starting at index
       
   152      * <i>p</i>, where <i>p</i> is the buffer's position at the moment the
       
   153      * write is performed; the index of the last byte written will be
       
   154      * <i>p</i>&nbsp;<tt>+</tt>&nbsp;<i>n</i>&nbsp;<tt>-</tt>&nbsp;<tt>1</tt>.
       
   155      * Upon completion the buffer's position will be equal to
       
   156      * <i>p</i>&nbsp;<tt>+</tt>&nbsp;<i>n</i>; its limit will not have changed.
       
   157      *
       
   158      * <p> Buffers are not safe for use by multiple concurrent threads so care
       
   159      * should be taken to not to access the buffer until the operaton has completed.
       
   160      *
       
   161      * <p> This method may be invoked at any time. Some channel types may not
       
   162      * allow more than one write to be outstanding at any given time. If a thread
       
   163      * initiates a write operation before a previous write operation has
       
   164      * completed then a {@link WritePendingException} will be thrown.
       
   165      *
       
   166      * <p> The <tt>handler</tt> parameter is used to specify a {@link
       
   167      * CompletionHandler}. When the write operation completes the handler's
       
   168      * {@link CompletionHandler#completed completed} method is executed.
       
   169      *
       
   170      * @param   src
       
   171      *          The buffer from which bytes are to be retrieved
       
   172      * @param   attachment
       
   173      *          The object to attach to the I/O operation; can be {@code null}
       
   174      * @param   handler
       
   175      *          The completion handler object; can be {@code null}
       
   176      *
       
   177      * @return  A Future representing the result of the operation
       
   178      *
       
   179      * @throws  WritePendingException
       
   180      *          If the channel does not allow more than one write to be outstanding
       
   181      *          and a previous write has not completed
       
   182      */
       
   183     <A> Future<Integer> write(ByteBuffer src,
       
   184                               A attachment,
       
   185                               CompletionHandler<Integer,? super A> handler);
       
   186 
       
   187     /**
       
   188      * Writes a sequence of bytes to this channel from the given buffer.
       
   189      *
       
   190      * <p> An invocation of this method of the form <tt>c.write(src)</tt>
       
   191      * behaves in exactly the same manner as the invocation
       
   192      * <blockquote><pre>
       
   193      * c.write(src, null, null);</pre></blockquote>
       
   194      *
       
   195      * @param   src
       
   196      *          The buffer from which bytes are to be retrieved
       
   197      *
       
   198      * @return A Future representing the result of the operation
       
   199      *
       
   200      * @throws  WritePendingException
       
   201      *          If the channel does not allow more than one write to be outstanding
       
   202      *          and a previous write has not completed
       
   203      */
       
   204     Future<Integer> write(ByteBuffer src);
       
   205 }