DatagramSocketImpl.java   [plain text]


/* DatagramSocketImpl.java -- Abstract class for UDP socket implementations
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package java.net;

import java.io.FileDescriptor;
import java.io.IOException;


/**
 * This abstract class models a datagram socket implementation.  An
 * actual implementation class would implement these methods, probably
 * via redirecting them to native code.
 * <p>
 * Written using on-line Java Platform 1.2 API Specification, as well
 * as "The Java Class Libraries", 2nd edition (Addison-Wesley, 1998).
 * <p>
 * Status:  Believed complete and correct.
 *
 * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
 * @author Warren Levy (warrenl@cygnus.com)
 * @since 1.1
 */
public abstract class DatagramSocketImpl implements SocketOptions
{
  /**
   * The local port to which this socket is bound
   */
  protected int localPort;

  /**
   * The FileDescriptor object for this object.
   */
  protected FileDescriptor fd;

  /**
   * Default, no-argument constructor for subclasses to call.
   */
  public DatagramSocketImpl()
  {
  }

  /**
   * This method binds the socket to the specified local port and address.
   *
   * @param lport The port number to bind to
   * @param laddr The address to bind to
   *
   * @exception SocketException If an error occurs
   */
  protected abstract void bind(int lport, InetAddress laddr)
    throws SocketException;

  /**
   * This methods closes the socket
   */
  protected abstract void close();

  /**
   * Creates a new datagram socket.
   *
   * @exception SocketException If an error occurs
   */
  protected abstract void create() throws SocketException;

  /**
   * Takes a peek at the next packet received in order to retrieve the
   * address of the sender
   *
   * @param i The <code>InetAddress</code> to fill in with the information
   *          about the sender if the next packet
   *
   * @return The port number of the sender of the packet
   *
   * @exception IOException If an error occurs
   * @exception PortUnreachableException May be thrown if the socket is
   * connected to a currently unreachable destination. Note, there is no
   * guarantee that the exception will be thrown.
   */
  protected abstract int peek(InetAddress i) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Takes a peek at the next packet received.  This packet is not consumed.
   * With the next peekData/receive operation this packet will be read again.
   *
   * @param p The <code>DatagramPacket</code> to fill in with the data sent.
   *
   * @return The port number of the sender of the packet.
   *
   * @exception IOException If an error occurs
   * @exception PortUnreachableException May be thrown if the socket is
   * connected to a currently unreachable destination. Note, there is no
   * guarantee that the exception will be thrown.
   *
   * @since 1.4
   */
  protected abstract int peekData(DatagramPacket p) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Transmits the specified packet of data to the network.  The destination
   * host and port should be encoded in the packet.
   *
   * @param p The packet to send
   *
   * @exception IOException If an error occurs
   * @exception PortUnreachableException May be thrown if the socket is
   * connected to a currently unreachable destination. Note, there is no
   * guarantee that the exception will be thrown.
   */
  protected abstract void send(DatagramPacket p) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Receives a packet of data from the network  Will block until a packet
   * arrives.  The packet info in populated into the passed in
   * <code>DatagramPacket</code> object.
   *
   * @param p A place to store the incoming packet.
   *
   * @exception IOException If an error occurs
   * @exception PortUnreachableException May be thrown if the socket is
   * connected to a currently unreachable destination. Note, there is no
   * guarantee that the exception will be thrown.
   */
  protected abstract void receive(DatagramPacket p) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Connects the socket to a host specified by address and port.
   *
   * @param address The <code>InetAddress</code> of the host to connect to
   * @param port The port number of the host to connect to
   *
   * @exception SocketException If an error occurs
   *
   * @since 1.4
   */
  protected void connect(InetAddress address, int port)
    throws SocketException
  {
    // This method has to be overwritten by real implementations
  }

  /**
   * Disconnects the socket.
   *
   * @since 1.4
   */
  protected void disconnect()
  {
    // This method has to be overwritten by real implementations
  }

  /**
   * Sets the Time to Live (TTL) setting on this socket to the specified
   * value. <b>Use <code>setTimeToLive(int)</code></b> instead.
   *
   * @param ttl The new Time to Live value
   *
   * @exception IOException If an error occurs
   * @deprecated
   */
  protected abstract void setTTL(byte ttl) throws IOException;

  /**
   * This method returns the current Time to Live (TTL) setting on this
   * socket.  <b>Use <code>getTimeToLive()</code></b> instead.
   *
   * @return the current time-to-live
   * 
   * @exception IOException If an error occurs
   * 
   * @deprecated // FIXME: when ?
   */
  protected abstract byte getTTL() throws IOException;

  /**
   * Sets the Time to Live (TTL) setting on this socket to the specified
   * value.
   *
   * @param ttl The new Time to Live value
   *
   * @exception IOException If an error occurs
   */
  protected abstract void setTimeToLive(int ttl) throws IOException;

  /**
   * This method returns the current Time to Live (TTL) setting on this
   * socket.
   *
   * @return the current time-to-live
   * 
   * @exception IOException If an error occurs
   */
  protected abstract int getTimeToLive() throws IOException;

  /**
   * Causes this socket to join the specified multicast group
   *
   * @param inetaddr The multicast address to join with
   *
   * @exception IOException If an error occurs
   */
  protected abstract void join(InetAddress inetaddr) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Causes the socket to leave the specified multicast group.
   *
   * @param inetaddr The multicast address to leave
   *
   * @exception IOException If an error occurs
   */
  protected abstract void leave(InetAddress inetaddr) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Causes this socket to join the specified multicast group on a specified
   * device
   *
   * @param mcastaddr The address to leave
   * @param netIf The specified network interface to join the group at
   *
   * @exception IOException If an error occurs
   *
   * @since 1.4
   */
  protected abstract void joinGroup(SocketAddress mcastaddr,
                                    NetworkInterface netIf)
    throws IOException;

  /**
   * Leaves a multicast group
   *
   * @param mcastaddr The address to join
   * @param netIf The specified network interface to leave the group at
   *
   * @exception IOException If an error occurs
   *
   * @since 1.4
   */
  protected abstract void leaveGroup(SocketAddress mcastaddr,
                                     NetworkInterface netIf)
    throws IOException;

  /**
   * Returns the FileDescriptor for this socket
   * 
   * @return the file descriptor associated with this socket
   */
  protected FileDescriptor getFileDescriptor()
  {
    return fd;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the local port this socket is bound to
   *
   * @return the local port
   */
  protected int getLocalPort()
  {
    return localPort;
  }
}