netty5/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/ChannelPipeline.java

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package org.jboss.netty.channel;

import java.util.Map;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;

import org.jboss.netty.buffer.ChannelBuffer;
import org.jboss.netty.handler.execution.ExecutionHandler;
import org.jboss.netty.handler.execution.OrderedMemoryAwareThreadPoolExecutor;
import org.jboss.netty.handler.ssl.SslHandler;


/**
 * A list of {@link ChannelHandler}s which handles or intercepts
 * {@link ChannelEvent}s of a {@link Channel}.  {@link ChannelPipeline}
 * implements an advanced form of the
 * <a href="http://java.sun.com/blueprints/corej2eepatterns/Patterns/InterceptingFilter.html">Intercepting
 * Filter</a> pattern to give a user full control over how an event is handled
 * and how the {@link ChannelHandler}s in the pipeline interact with each other.
 *
 * <h3>Creation of a pipeline</h3>
 * <p>
 * It is recommended to create a new pipeline using the helper methods in
 * {@link Channels} rather than calling an individual implementation's
 * constructor.
 *
 * <h3>How an event flows in a pipeline</h3>
 * <p>
 * The following diagram describes how {@link ChannelEvent}s are processed by
 * {@link ChannelHandler}s in a {@link ChannelPipeline} typically.
 * A {@link ChannelEvent} can be handled by either a {@link ChannelUpstreamHandler}
 * or a {@link ChannelDownstreamHandler} and be forwarded to the next or
 * previous handler by calling {@link ChannelHandlerContext#sendUpstream(ChannelEvent)}
 * or {@link ChannelHandlerContext#sendDownstream(ChannelEvent)}.  The meaning
 * of the event is interpreted somewhat differently depending on whether it's
 * going upstream or going downstream. Please refer to {@link ChannelEvent} for
 * more explanation.
 *
 * <pre>
 *
 *                                            I/O Request
 *                                          via {@link Channel} or
 *                                      {@link ChannelHandlerContext}
 *                                                |
 *  +---------------------------------------------+--------------------+
 *  |                       ChannelPipeline       |                    |
 *  |                                            \|/                   |
 *  |       +----------------------+  +-----------+------------+       |
 *  |  LAST | Upstream Handler  N  |  | Downstream Handler  M  | LAST  |
 *  |   .   +----------+-----------+  +-----------+------------+   .   |
 *  |   .             /|\                         |                .   |
 *  |   .              |                         \|/               .   |
 *  |   .   +----------+-----------+  +-----------+------------+   .   |
 *  |   .   | Upstream Handler N-1 |  | Downstream Handler M-1 |   .   |
 *  |   .   +----------+-----------+  +-----------+------------+   .   |
 *  |   .             /|\                         .                .   |
 *  |   .              .                          .                .   |
 *  |   .      [ Going UPSTREAM ]        [ Going DOWNSTREAM ]      .   |
 *  |   .              .                          .                .   |
 *  |   .              .                         \|/               .   |
 *  |   .   +----------+-----------+  +-----------+------------+   .   |
 *  |   .   | Upstream Handler  2  |  | Downstream Handler  2  |   .   |
 *  |   .   +----------+-----------+  +-----------+------------+   .   |
 *  |   .             /|\                         |                .   |
 *  |   .              |                         \|/               .   |
 *  |   .   +----------+-----------+  +-----------+------------+   .   |
 *  | FIRST | Upstream Handler  1  |  | Downstream Handler  1  | FIRST |
 *  |       +----------+-----------+  +-----------+------------+       |
 *  |                 /|\                         |                    |
 *  +------------------+--------------------------+--------------------+
 *                     |                         \|/
 *  +------------------+--------------------------+--------------------+
 *  |             I/O Threads (Transport Implementation)               |
 *  +------------------------------------------------------------------+
 * </pre>
 * Please note that a upstream event flows from the first upstream handler
 * to the last upstream handler (i.e. to the next) and a downstream event
 * flows from the last downstream handler to the first downstream handler
 * (i.e. to the previous).
 *
 * <h3>Building a pipeline</h3>
 * <p>
 * A user is supposed to have one or more {@link ChannelHandler}s in a
 * pipeline to receive I/O events (e.g. read) and to request I/O operations
 * (e.g. write and close).  For example, a typical server will have the following
 * handlers in each channel's pipeline, but your mileage may vary depending on
 * the complexity and characteristics of the protocol and business logic:
 *
 * <ol>
 * <li>Protocol Decoder - translates binary data (e.g. {@link ChannelBuffer})
 *                        into a Java object.</li>
 * <li>Protocol Encoder - translates a Java object into binary data.</li>
 * <li>{@link ExecutionHandler} - applies a thread model.</li>
 * <li>Business Logic Handler - performs the actual business logic
 *                              (e.g. database access).</li>
 * </ol>
 *
 * and it could be represented as shown in the following example:
 *
 * <pre>
 * ChannelPipeline pipeline = {@link Channels#pipeline() Channels.pipeline()};
 * pipeline.addLast("decoder", new MyProtocolDecoder());
 * pipeline.addLast("encoder", new MyProtocolEncoder());
 * pipeline.addLast("executor", new {@link ExecutionHandler}(new {@link OrderedMemoryAwareThreadPoolExecutor}(16, 1048576, 1048576)));
 * pipeline.addLast("handler", new MyBusinessLogicHandler());
 * </pre>
 *
 * <h3>Thread safety</h3>
 * <p>
 * A {@link ChannelHandler} can be added or removed at any time because a
 * {@link ChannelPipeline} is thread safe.  For example, you can insert a
 * {@link SslHandler} when a sensitive information is about to be exchanged,
 * and remove it after the exchange.
 *
 * @author The Netty Project (netty-dev@lists.jboss.org)
 * @author Trustin Lee (tlee@redhat.com)
 *
 * @version $Rev$, $Date$
 *
 * @apiviz.landmark
 * @apiviz.composedOf org.jboss.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext
 * @apiviz.owns       org.jboss.netty.channel.ChannelHandler
 * @apiviz.uses       org.jboss.netty.channel.ChannelSink - - sends events downstream
 */
public interface ChannelPipeline {

    /**
     * Inserts a {@link ChannelHandler} at the first position of this pipeline.
     *
     * @param name     the name of the handler to insert first
     * @param handler  the handler to insert first
     *
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *         if there's an entry with the same name already in the pipeline
     * @throws NullPointerException
     *         if the specified name or handler is {@code null}
     */
    void addFirst (String name, ChannelHandler handler);

    /**
     * Appends a {@link ChannelHandler} at the last position of this pipeline.
     *
     * @param name     the name of the handler to append
     * @param handler  the handler to append
     *
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *         if there's an entry with the same name already in the pipeline
     * @throws NullPointerException
     *         if the specified name or handler is {@code null}
     */
    void addLast  (String name, ChannelHandler handler);

    /**
     * Inserts a {@link ChannelHandler} before an existing handler of this
     * pipeline.
     *
     * @param baseName  the name of the existing handler
     * @param name      the name of the handler to insert before
     * @param handler   the handler to insert before
     *
     * @throws NoSuchElementException
     *         if there's no such entry with the specified {@code baseName}
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *         if there's an entry with the same name already in the pipeline
     * @throws NullPointerException
     *         if the specified baseName, name, or handler is {@code null}
     */
    void addBefore(String baseName, String name, ChannelHandler handler);

    /**
     * Inserts a {@link ChannelHandler} after an existing handler of this
     * pipeline.
     *
     * @param baseName  the name of the existing handler
     * @param name      the name of the handler to insert after
     * @param handler   the handler to insert after
     *
     * @throws NoSuchElementException
     *         if there's no such entry with the specified {@code baseName}
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *         if there's an entry with the same name already in the pipeline
     * @throws NullPointerException
     *         if the specified baseName, name, or handler is {@code null}
     */
    void addAfter (String baseName, String name, ChannelHandler handler);

    /**
     * Removes the specified {@link ChannelHandler} from this pipeline.
     *
     * @throws NoSuchElementException
     *         if there's no such handler in this pipeline
     * @throws NullPointerException
     *         if the specified handler is {@code null}
     */
    void remove(ChannelHandler handler);

    /**
     * Removes the {@link ChannelHandler} with the specified name from this
     * pipeline.
     *
     * @return the removed handler
     *
     * @throws NoSuchElementException
     *         if there's no such handler with the specified name in this pipeline
     * @throws NullPointerException
     *         if the specified name is {@code null}
     */
    ChannelHandler remove(String name);

    /**
     * Removes the {@link ChannelHandler} of the specified type from this
     * pipeline
     *
     * @param <T>          the type of the handler
     * @param handlerType  the type of the handler
     *
     * @return the removed handler
     *
     * @throws NoSuchElementException
     *         if there's no such handler of the specified type in this pipeline
     * @throws NullPointerException
     *         if the specified handler type is {@code null}
     */
    <T extends ChannelHandler> T remove(Class<T> handlerType);

    /**
     * Removes the first {@link ChannelHandler} in this pipeline.
     *
     * @return the removed handler
     *
     * @throws NoSuchElementException
     *         if this pipeline is empty
     */
    ChannelHandler removeFirst();

    /**
     * Removes the last {@link ChannelHandler} in this pipeline.
     *
     * @return the removed handler
     *
     * @throws NoSuchElementException
     *         if this pipeline is empty
     */
    ChannelHandler removeLast();

    /**
     * Replaces the specified {@link ChannelHandler} with a new handler in
     * this pipeline.
     *
     * @throws NoSuchElementException
     *         if the specified old handler doesn't exist in this pipeline
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *         if a handler with the specified new name already exists in this
     *         pipeline, except for the handler to be replaced
     * @throws NullPointerException
     *         if the specified old handler, new name, or new handler is
     *         {@code null}
     */
    void replace(ChannelHandler oldHandler, String newName, ChannelHandler newHandler);

    /**
     * Replaces the {@link ChannelHandler} of the specified name with a new
     * handler in this pipeline.
     *
     * @return the removed handler
     *
     * @throws NoSuchElementException
     *         if the handler with the specified old name doesn't exist in this pipeline
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *         if a handler with the specified new name already exists in this
     *         pipeline, except for the handler to be replaced
     * @throws NullPointerException
     *         if the specified old handler, new name, or new handler is
     *         {@code null}
     */
    ChannelHandler replace(String oldName, String newName, ChannelHandler newHandler);

    /**
     * Replaces the {@link ChannelHandler} of the specified type with a new
     * handler in this pipeline.
     *
     * @return the removed handler
     *
     * @throws NoSuchElementException
     *         if the handler of the specified old handler type doesn't exist
     *         in this pipeline
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *         if a handler with the specified new name already exists in this
     *         pipeline, except for the handler to be replaced
     * @throws NullPointerException
     *         if the specified old handler, new name, or new handler is
     *         {@code null}
     */
    <T extends ChannelHandler> T replace(Class<T> oldHandlerType, String newName, ChannelHandler newHandler);

    /**
     * Returns the first {@link ChannelHandler} in this pipeline.
     *
     * @return the first handler.  {@code null} if this pipeline is empty.
     */
    ChannelHandler getFirst();

    /**
     * Returns the last {@link ChannelHandler} in this pipeline.
     *
     * @return the last handler.  {@code null} if this pipeline is empty.
     */
    ChannelHandler getLast();

    /**
     * Returns the {@link ChannelHandler} with the specified name in this
     * pipeline.
     *
     * @return the handler with the specified name.
     *         {@code null} if there's no such handler in this pipeline.
     */
    ChannelHandler get(String name);

    /**
     * Returns the {@link ChannelHandler} of the specified type in this
     * pipeline.
     *
     * @return the handler of the specified handler type.
     *         {@code null} if there's no such handler in this pipeline.
     */
    <T extends ChannelHandler> T get(Class<T> handlerType);

    /**
     * Returns the context object of the specified {@link ChannelHandler} in
     * this pipeline.
     *
     * @return the context object of the specified handler.
     *         {@code null} if there's no such handler in this pipeline.
     */
    ChannelHandlerContext getContext(ChannelHandler handler);

    /**
     * Returns the context object of the {@link ChannelHandler} with the
     * specified name in this pipeline.
     *
     * @return the context object of the handler with the specified name.
     *         {@code null} if there's no such handler in this pipeline.
     */
    ChannelHandlerContext getContext(String name);

    /**
     * Returns the context object of the {@link ChannelHandler} of the
     * specified type in this pipeline.
     *
     * @return the context object of the handler of the specified type.
     *         {@code null} if there's no such handler in this pipeline.
     */
    ChannelHandlerContext getContext(Class<? extends ChannelHandler> handlerType);


    /**
     * Sends the specified {@link ChannelEvent} to the first
     * {@link ChannelUpstreamHandler} in this pipeline.
     *
     * @throws NullPointerException
     *         if the specified event is {@code null}
     */
    void sendUpstream(ChannelEvent e);

    /**
     * Sends the specified {@link ChannelEvent} to the last
     * {@link ChannelDownstreamHandler} in this pipeline.
     *
     * @throws NullPointerException
     *         if the specified event is {@code null}
     */
    void sendDownstream(ChannelEvent e);

    /**
     * Returns the {@link Channel} that this pipeline is attached to.
     *
     * @return the channel. {@code null} if this pipeline is not attached yet.
     */
    Channel getChannel();

    /**
     * Returns the {@link ChannelSink} that this pipeline is attached to.
     *
     * @return the sink. {@code null} if this pipeline is not attached yet.
     */
    ChannelSink getSink();

    /**
     * Attaches this pipeline to the specified {@link Channel} and
     * {@link ChannelSink}.  Once a pipeline is attached, it can't be detached
     * nor attached again.
     *
     * @throws IllegalStateException if this pipeline is attached already
     */
    void attach(Channel channel, ChannelSink sink);

    /**
     * Converts this pipeline into an ordered {@link Map} whose keys are
     * handler names and whose values are handlers.
     */
    Map<String, ChannelHandler> toMap();
}