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20  package org.apache.mina.core.future;
21  
22  import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
23  
24  import org.apache.mina.core.session.IoSession;
25  
26  /**
27   * Represents the completion of an asynchronous I/O operation on an 
28   * {@link IoSession}.
29   * Can be listened for completion using a {@link IoFutureListener}.
30   * 
31   * @author <a href="http://mina.apache.org">Apache MINA Project</a>
32   */
33  public interface IoFuture {
34      /**
35       * @return the {@link IoSession} which is associated with this future.
36       */
37      IoSession getSession();
38  
39      /**
40       * Wait for the asynchronous operation to complete.
41       * The attached listeners will be notified when the operation is 
42       * completed.
43       * 
44       * @return The instance of IoFuture that we are waiting for
45       * @exception InterruptedException If the thread is interrupted while waiting
46       */
47      IoFuture await() throws InterruptedException;
48  
49      /**
50       * Wait for the asynchronous operation to complete with the specified timeout.
51       *
52       * @param timeout The maximum delay to wait before getting out
53       * @param unit the type of unit for the delay (seconds, minutes...)
54       * @return <tt>true</tt> if the operation is completed. 
55       * @exception InterruptedException If the thread is interrupted while waiting
56       */
57      boolean await(long timeout, TimeUnit unit) throws InterruptedException;
58  
59      /**
60       * Wait for the asynchronous operation to complete with the specified timeout.
61       *
62       * @param timeoutMillis The maximum milliseconds to wait before getting out
63       * @return <tt>true</tt> if the operation is completed.
64       * @exception InterruptedException If the thread is interrupted while waiting
65       */
66      boolean await(long timeoutMillis) throws InterruptedException;
67  
68      /**
69       * Wait for the asynchronous operation to complete uninterruptibly.
70       * The attached listeners will be notified when the operation is 
71       * completed.
72       * 
73       * @return the current IoFuture
74       */
75      IoFuture awaitUninterruptibly();
76  
77      /**
78       * Wait for the asynchronous operation to complete with the specified timeout
79       * uninterruptibly.
80       *
81       * @param timeout The maximum delay to wait before getting out
82       * @param unit the type of unit for the delay (seconds, minutes...)
83       * @return <tt>true</tt> if the operation is completed.
84       */
85      boolean awaitUninterruptibly(long timeout, TimeUnit unit);
86  
87      /**
88       * Wait for the asynchronous operation to complete with the specified timeout
89       * uninterruptibly.
90       *
91       * @param timeoutMillis The maximum milliseconds to wait before getting out
92       * @return <tt>true</tt> if the operation is finished.
93       */
94      boolean awaitUninterruptibly(long timeoutMillis);
95  
96      /**
97       * @deprecated Replaced with {@link #awaitUninterruptibly()}.
98       */
99      @Deprecated
100     void join();
101 
102     /**
103      * @deprecated Replaced with {@link #awaitUninterruptibly(long)}.
104      * 
105      * @param timeoutMillis The time to wait for the join before bailing out
106      * @return <tt>true</tt> if the join was successful
107      */
108     @Deprecated
109     boolean join(long timeoutMillis);
110 
111     /**
112      * @return <tt>true</tt> if the operation is completed.
113      */
114     boolean isDone();
115 
116     /**
117      * Adds an event <tt>listener</tt> which is notified when
118      * this future is completed. If the listener is added
119      * after the completion, the listener is directly notified.
120      * 
121      * @param listener The listener to add
122      * @return the current IoFuture
123      */
124     IoFuture addListener(IoFutureListener<?> listener);
125 
126     /**
127      * Removes an existing event <tt>listener</tt> so it won't be notified when
128      * the future is completed.
129      * 
130      * @param listener The listener to remove
131      * @return the current IoFuture
132      */
133     IoFuture removeListener(IoFutureListener<?> listener);
134 }