bt.net.pipeline

Interface ChannelPipeline

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultChannelPipeline

public interface ChannelPipeline

Encapsulates the algorithm of encoding/decoding data, that is transfered between two peers.

Since:

1.6

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ChannelHandlerContext	bindHandler(ChannelHandler handler) Attach channel handler to this pipeline
Message	decode()
boolean	encode(Message message)

Method Detail

decode

Message decode()

Returns:

Incoming message, if there is sufficient data to decode it, or null

Since:

1.6

encode

boolean encode(Message message)

Parameters:

message - Outgoing message to encode

Returns:

true, if there is sufficient space to encode the message

Since:

1.6

bindHandler

ChannelHandlerContext bindHandler(ChannelHandler handler)

Attach channel handler to this pipeline

Since:

1.6