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package io.netty.channel;

import io.netty.buffer.ByteBufAllocator;
import io.netty.channel.socket.SocketChannelConfig;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.nio.channels.WritableByteChannel;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * A set of configuration properties of a {@link Channel}.
 * <p>
 * Please down-cast to more specific configuration type such as
 * {@link SocketChannelConfig} or use {@link #setOptions(Map)} to set the
 * transport-specific properties:
 * <pre>
 * {@link Channel} ch = ...;
 * {@link SocketChannelConfig} cfg = <strong>({@link SocketChannelConfig}) ch.getConfig();</strong>
 * cfg.setTcpNoDelay(false);
 * </pre>
 *
 * <h3>Option map</h3>
 *
 * An option map property is a dynamic write-only property which allows
 * the configuration of a {@link Channel} without down-casting its associated
 * {@link ChannelConfig}.  To update an option map, please call {@link #setOptions(Map)}.
 * <p>
 * All {@link ChannelConfig} has the following options:
 *
 * <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6">
 * <tr>
 * <th>Name</th><th>Associated setter method</th>
 * </tr><tr>
 * <td>{@code "connectTimeoutMillis"}</td><td>{@link #setConnectTimeoutMillis(int)}</td>
 * </tr>
 * </table>
 * <p>
 * More options are available in the sub-types of {@link ChannelConfig}.  For
 * example, you can configure the parameters which are specific to a TCP/IP
 * socket as explained in {@link SocketChannelConfig}.
 *
 * @apiviz.has io.netty.channel.ChannelPipelineFactory
 * @apiviz.composedOf io.netty.channel.ReceiveBufferSizePredictor
 *
 * @apiviz.excludeSubtypes
 */
public interface ChannelConfig {

    /**
     * Return all set {@link ChannelOption}'s.
     */
    Map<ChannelOption<?>, Object> getOptions();

    /**
     * Sets the configuration properties from the specified {@link Map}.
     */
    boolean setOptions(Map<ChannelOption<?>, ?> options);

    /**
     * Return the value of the given {@link ChannelOption}
     */
    <T> T getOption(ChannelOption<T> option);

    /**
     * Sets a configuration property with the specified name and value.
     * To override this method properly, you must call the super class:
     * <pre>
     * public boolean setOption(ChannelOption&lt;T&gt; option, T value) {
     *     if (super.setOption(option, value)) {
     *         return true;
     *     }
     *
     *     if (option.equals(additionalOption)) {
     *         ....
     *         return true;
     *     }
     *
     *     return false;
     * }
     * </pre>
     *
     * @return {@code true} if and only if the property has been set
     */
    <T> boolean setOption(ChannelOption<T> option, T value);

    /**
     * Returns the connect timeout of the channel in milliseconds.  If the
     * {@link Channel} does not support connect operation, this property is not
     * used at all, and therefore will be ignored.
     *
     * @return the connect timeout in milliseconds.  {@code 0} if disabled.
     */
    int getConnectTimeoutMillis();

    /**
     * Sets the connect timeout of the channel in milliseconds.  If the
     * {@link Channel} does not support connect operation, this property is not
     * used at all, and therefore will be ignored.
     *
     * @param connectTimeoutMillis the connect timeout in milliseconds.
     *                             {@code 0} to disable.
     */
    ChannelConfig setConnectTimeoutMillis(int connectTimeoutMillis);

    /**
     * Returns the maximum loop count for a write operation until
     * {@link WritableByteChannel#write(ByteBuffer)} returns a non-zero value.
     * It is similar to what a spin lock is used for in concurrency programming.
     * It improves memory utilization and write throughput depending on
     * the platform that JVM runs on.  The default value is {@code 16}.
     */
    int getWriteSpinCount();

    /**
     * Sets the maximum loop count for a write operation until
     * {@link WritableByteChannel#write(ByteBuffer)} returns a non-zero value.
     * It is similar to what a spin lock is used for in concurrency programming.
     * It improves memory utilization and write throughput depending on
     * the platform that JVM runs on.  The default value is {@code 16}.
     *
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *         if the specified value is {@code 0} or less than {@code 0}
     */
    ChannelConfig setWriteSpinCount(int writeSpinCount);

    /**
     * Returns {@link ByteBufAllocator} which is used for the channel
     * to allocate buffers.
     */
    ByteBufAllocator getAllocator();

    /**
     * Set the {@link ByteBufAllocator} which is used for the channel
     * to allocate buffers.
     */
    ChannelConfig setAllocator(ByteBufAllocator allocator);
}