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DatagramChannel.java

/*
 * @(#)DatagramChannel.java	1.32 03/12/19
 *
 * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
 */

package java.nio.channels;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.DatagramSocket;
import java.net.SocketAddress;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.nio.channels.spi.*;


/**
 * A selectable channel for datagram-oriented sockets.
 *
 *
 * <p> Datagram channels are not a complete abstraction of network datagram
 * sockets.  Binding and the manipulation of socket options must be done
 * through an associated {@link java.net.DatagramSocket} object obtained by
 * invoking the {@link #socket() socket} method.  It is not possible to create
 * a channel for an arbitrary, pre-existing datagram socket, nor is it possible
 * to specify the {@link java.net.DatagramSocketImpl} object to be used by a
 * datagram socket associated with a datagram channel.
 *
 * <p> A datagram channel is created by invoking the {@link #open open} method
 * of this class.  A newly-created datagram channel is open but not connected.
 * A datagram channel need not be connected in order for the {@link #send send}
 * and {@link #receive receive} methods to be used.  A datagram channel may be
 * connected, by invoking its {@link #connect connect} method, in order to
 * avoid the overhead of the security checks are otherwise performed as part of
 * every send and receive operation.  A datagram channel must be connected in
 * order to use the {@link #read(java.nio.ByteBuffer) read} and {@link
 * #write(java.nio.ByteBuffer) write} methods, since those methods do not
 * accept or return socket addresses.
 *
 * <p> Once connected, a datagram channel remains connected until it is
 * disconnected or closed.  Whether or not a datagram channel is connected may
 * be determined by invoking its {@link #isConnected isConnected} method.
 *
 * <p> Datagram channels are safe for use by multiple concurrent threads.  They
 * support concurrent reading and writing, though at most one thread may be
 * reading and at most one thread may be writing at any given time.  </p>
 *
 *
 * @author Mark Reinhold
 * @author JSR-51 Expert Group
 * @version 1.32, 03/12/19
 * @since 1.4
 */

public abstract class DatagramChannel
    extends AbstractSelectableChannel
    implements ByteChannel, ScatteringByteChannel, GatheringByteChannel
{

    /**
     * Initializes a new instance of this class.
     */
    protected DatagramChannel(SelectorProvider provider) {
	super(provider);
    }

    /**
     * Opens a datagram channel.
     *
     * <p> The new channel is created by invoking the {@link
     * java.nio.channels.spi.SelectorProvider#openDatagramChannel()
     * openDatagramChannel} method of the system-wide default {@link
     * java.nio.channels.spi.SelectorProvider} object.  The channel will not be
     * connected.  </p>
     *
     * @return  A new datagram channel
     *
     * @throws  IOException
     *          If an I/O error occurs
     */
    public static DatagramChannel open() throws IOException {
	return SelectorProvider.provider().openDatagramChannel();
    }

    /**
     * Returns an operation set identifying this channel's supported
     * operations.
     *
     * <p> Datagram channels support reading and writing, so this method
     * returns <tt>(</tt>{@link SelectionKey#OP_READ} <tt>|</tt> {@link
     * SelectionKey#OP_WRITE}<tt>)</tt>.  </p>
     *
     * @return  The valid-operation set
     */
    public final int validOps() {
	return (SelectionKey.OP_READ
		| SelectionKey.OP_WRITE);
    }


    // -- Socket-specific operations --

    /**
     * Retrieves a datagram socket associated with this channel.
     *
     * <p> The returned object will not declare any public methods that are not
     * declared in the {@link java.net.DatagramSocket} class.  </p>
     *
     * @return  A datagram socket associated with this channel
     */
    public abstract DatagramSocket socket();

    /**
     * Tells whether or not this channel's socket is connected.  </p>
     *
     * @return  <tt>true</tt> if, and only if, this channel's socket
     *          is connected
     */
    public abstract boolean isConnected();

    /**
     * Connects this channel's socket.
     *
     * <p> The channel's socket is configured so that it only receives
     * datagrams from, and sends datagrams to, the given remote <i>peer</i>
     * address.  Once connected, datagrams may not be received from or sent to
     * any other address.  A datagram socket remains connected until it is
     * explicitly disconnected or until it is closed.
     *
     * <p> This method performs exactly the same security checks as the {@link
     * java.net.DatagramSocket#connect connect} method of the {@link
     * java.net.DatagramSocket} class.  That is, if a security manager has been
     * installed then this method verifies that its {@link
     * java.lang.SecurityManager#checkAccept checkAccept} and {@link
     * java.lang.SecurityManager#checkConnect checkConnect} methods permit
     * datagrams to be received from and sent to, respectively, the given
     * remote address.
     *
     * <p> This method may be invoked at any time.  It will not have any effect 
     * on read or write operations that are already in progress at the moment
     * that it is invoked.  </p>
     *
     * @param  remote
     *         The remote address to which this channel is to be connected
     *
     * @return  This datagram channel
     *
     * @throws  ClosedChannelException
     *          If this channel is closed
     *
     * @throws  AsynchronousCloseException
     *          If another thread closes this channel
     *          while the connect operation is in progress
     *
     * @throws  ClosedByInterruptException
     *          If another thread interrupts the current thread
     *          while the connect operation is in progress, thereby
     *          closing the channel and setting the current thread's
     *          interrupt status
     *
     * @throws  SecurityException
     *          If a security manager has been installed
     *          and it does not permit access to the given remote address
     *
     * @throws  IOException
     *          If some other I/O error occurs
     */
    public abstract DatagramChannel connect(SocketAddress remote)
	throws IOException;

    /**
     * Disconnects this channel's socket.
     *
     * <p> The channel's socket is configured so that it can receive datagrams
     * from, and sends datagrams to, any remote address so long as the security 
     * manager, if installed, permits it.
     *
     * <p> This method may be invoked at any time.  It will not have any effect 
     * on read or write operations that are already in progress at the moment
     * that it is invoked.
     *
     * <p> If this channel's socket is not connected, or if the channel is
     * closed, then invoking this method has no effect.  </p>
     *
     * @return  This datagram channel
     *
     * @throws  IOException
     *          If some other I/O error occurs
     */
    public abstract DatagramChannel disconnect() throws IOException;

    /**
     * Receives a datagram via this channel.
     *
     * <p> If a datagram is immediately available, or if this channel is in
     * blocking mode and one eventually becomes available, then the datagram is
     * copied into the given byte buffer and its source address is returned.
     * If this channel is in non-blocking mode and a datagram is not
     * immediately available then this method immediately returns
     * <tt>null</tt>.
     *
     * <p> The datagram is transferred into the given byte buffer starting at
     * its current position, as if by a regular {@link
     * ReadableByteChannel#read(java.nio.ByteBuffer) read} operation.  If there
     * are fewer bytes remaining in the buffer than are required to hold the
     * datagram then the remainder of the datagram is silently discarded.
     *
     * <p> This method performs exactly the same security checks as the {@link
     * java.net.DatagramSocket#receive receive} method of the {@link
     * java.net.DatagramSocket} class.  That is, if the socket is not connected
     * to a specific remote address and a security manager has been installed
     * then for each datagram received this method verifies that the source's
     * address and port number are permitted by the security manager's {@link
     * java.lang.SecurityManager#checkAccept checkAccept} method.  The overhead
     * of this security check can be avoided by first connecting the socket via 
     * the {@link #connect connect} method.
     *
     * <p> This method may be invoked at any time.  If another thread has
     * already initiated a read operation upon this channel, however, then an
     * invocation of this method will block until the first operation is
     * complete. </p>
     *
     * @param  dst
     *         The buffer into which the datagram is to be transferred
     *
     * @return  The datagram's source address,
     *          or <tt>null</tt> if this channel is in non-blocking mode
     *          and no datagram was immediately available
     *
     * @throws  ClosedChannelException
     *          If this channel is closed
     *
     * @throws  AsynchronousCloseException
     *          If another thread closes this channel
     *          while the read operation is in progress
     *
     * @throws  ClosedByInterruptException
     *          If another thread interrupts the current thread
     *          while the read operation is in progress, thereby
     *          closing the channel and setting the current thread's
     *          interrupt status
     *
     * @throws  SecurityException
     *          If a security manager has been installed
     *          and it does not permit datagrams to be accepted
     *          from the datagram's sender
     *
     * @throws  IOException
     *          If some other I/O error occurs
     */
    public abstract SocketAddress receive(ByteBuffer dst) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Sends a datagram via this channel.
     *
     * <p> If this channel is in non-blocking mode and there is sufficient room
     * in the underlying output buffer, or if this channel is in blocking mode
     * and sufficient room becomes available, then the remaining bytes in the
     * given buffer are transmitted as a single datagram to the given target
     * address.
     *
     * <p> The datagram is transferred from the byte buffer as if by a regular
     * {@link WritableByteChannel#write(java.nio.ByteBuffer) write} operation.
     *
     * <p> This method performs exactly the same security checks as the {@link
     * java.net.DatagramSocket#send send} method of the {@link
     * java.net.DatagramSocket} class.  That is, if the socket is not connected
     * to a specific remote address and a security manager has been installed
     * then for each datagram sent this method verifies that the target address
     * and port number are permitted by the security manager's {@link
     * java.lang.SecurityManager#checkConnect checkConnect} method.  The
     * overhead of this security check can be avoided by first connecting the
     * socket via the {@link #connect connect} method.
     *
     * <p> This method may be invoked at any time.  If another thread has
     * already initiated a write operation upon this channel, however, then an
     * invocation of this method will block until the first operation is
     * complete. </p>
     *
     * @param  src
     *         The buffer containing the datagram to be sent
     *
     * @param  target
     *         The address to which the datagram is to be sent
     *
     * @return   The number of bytes sent, which will be either the number
     *           of bytes that were remaining in the source buffer when this
     *           method was invoked or, if this channel is non-blocking, may be
     *           zero if there was insufficient room for the datagram in the
     *           underlying output buffer
     *
     * @throws  ClosedChannelException
     *          If this channel is closed
     *
     * @throws  AsynchronousCloseException
     *          If another thread closes this channel
     *          while the read operation is in progress
     *
     * @throws  ClosedByInterruptException
     *          If another thread interrupts the current thread
     *          while the read operation is in progress, thereby
     *          closing the channel and setting the current thread's
     *          interrupt status
     *
     * @throws  SecurityException
     *          If a security manager has been installed
     *          and it does not permit datagrams to be sent
     *          to the given address
     *
     * @throws  IOException
     *          If some other I/O error occurs
     */
    public abstract int send(ByteBuffer src, SocketAddress target)
	throws IOException;


    // -- ByteChannel operations --

    /**
     * Reads a datagram from this channel.
     *
     * <p> This method may only be invoked if this channel's socket is
     * connected, and it only accepts datagrams from the socket's peer.  If
     * there are more bytes in the datagram than remain in the given buffer
     * then the remainder of the datagram is silently discarded.  Otherwise
     * this method behaves exactly as specified in the {@link
     * ReadableByteChannel} interface.  </p>
     *
     * @throws  NotYetConnectedException
     *          If this channel's socket is not connected
     */
    public abstract int read(ByteBuffer dst) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Reads a datagram from this channel.
     *
     * <p> This method may only be invoked if this channel's socket is
     * connected, and it only accepts datagrams from the socket's peer.  If
     * there are more bytes in the datagram than remain in the given buffers
     * then the remainder of the datagram is silently discarded.  Otherwise
     * this method behaves exactly as specified in the {@link
     * ScatteringByteChannel} interface.  </p>
     *
     * @throws  NotYetConnectedException
     *          If this channel's socket is not connected
     */
    public abstract long read(ByteBuffer[] dsts, int offset, int length)
	throws IOException;

    /**
     * Reads a datagram from this channel.
     *
     * <p> This method may only be invoked if this channel's socket is
     * connected, and it only accepts datagrams from the socket's peer.  If
     * there are more bytes in the datagram than remain in the given buffers
     * then the remainder of the datagram is silently discarded.  Otherwise
     * this method behaves exactly as specified in the {@link
     * ScatteringByteChannel} interface.  </p>
     *
     * @throws  NotYetConnectedException
     *          If this channel's socket is not connected
     */
    public final long read(ByteBuffer[] dsts) throws IOException {
	return read(dsts, 0, dsts.length);
    }

    /**
     * Writes a datagram to this channel.
     *
     * <p> This method may only be invoked if this channel's socket is
     * connected, in which case it sends datagrams directly to the socket's
     * peer.  Otherwise it behaves exactly as specified in the {@link
     * WritableByteChannel} interface.  </p>
     *
     * @throws  NotYetConnectedException
     *          If this channel's socket is not connected
     */
    public abstract int write(ByteBuffer src) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Writes a datagram to this channel.
     *
     * <p> This method may only be invoked if this channel's socket is
     * connected, in which case it sends datagrams directly to the socket's
     * peer.  Otherwise it behaves exactly as specified in the {@link
     * GatheringByteChannel} interface.  </p>
     *
     * @return   The number of bytes sent, which will be either the number
     *           of bytes that were remaining in the source buffer when this
     *           method was invoked or, if this channel is non-blocking, may be
     *           zero if there was insufficient room for the datagram in the
     *           underlying output buffer
     *
     * @throws  NotYetConnectedException
     *          If this channel's socket is not connected
     */
    public abstract long write(ByteBuffer[] srcs, int offset, int length)
	throws IOException;

    /**
     * Writes a datagram to this channel.
     *
     * <p> This method may only be invoked if this channel's socket is
     * connected, in which case it sends datagrams directly to the socket's
     * peer.  Otherwise it behaves exactly as specified in the {@link
     * GatheringByteChannel} interface.  </p>
     *
     * @return   The number of bytes sent, which will be either the number
     *           of bytes that were remaining in the source buffer when this
     *           method was invoked or, if this channel is non-blocking, may be
     *           zero if there was insufficient room for the datagram in the
     *           underlying output buffer
     *
     * @throws  NotYetConnectedException
     *          If this channel's socket is not connected
     */
    public final long write(ByteBuffer[] srcs) throws IOException {
	return write(srcs, 0, srcs.length);
    }

}