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     25 
     26 package java.net;
     27 
     28 import java.lang.annotation.Native;
     29 
     30 /**
     31  * Interface of methods to get/set socket options.  This interface is
     32  * implemented by: <B>SocketImpl</B> and  <B>DatagramSocketImpl</B>.
     33  * Subclasses of these should override the methods
     34  * of this interface in order to support their own options.
     35  * <P>
     36  * The methods and constants which specify options in this interface are
     37  * for implementation only.  If you're not subclassing SocketImpl or
     38  * DatagramSocketImpl, <B>you won't use these directly.</B> There are
     39  * type-safe methods to get/set each of these options in Socket, ServerSocket,
     40  * DatagramSocket and MulticastSocket.
     41  * <P>
     42  * @author David Brown
     43  */
     44 
     45 
     46 public interface SocketOptions {
     47 
     48     /**
     49      * Enable/disable the option specified by <I>optID</I>.  If the option
     50      * is to be enabled, and it takes an option-specific "value",  this is
     51      * passed in <I>value</I>.  The actual type of value is option-specific,
     52      * and it is an error to pass something that isn't of the expected type:
     53      * <BR><PRE>
     54      * SocketImpl s;
     55      * ...
     56      * s.setOption(SO_LINGER, new Integer(10));
     57      *    // OK - set SO_LINGER w/ timeout of 10 sec.
     58      * s.setOption(SO_LINGER, new Double(10));
     59      *    // ERROR - expects java.lang.Integer
     60      *</PRE>
     61      * If the requested option is binary, it can be set using this method by
     62      * a java.lang.Boolean:
     63      * <BR><PRE>
     64      * s.setOption(TCP_NODELAY, new Boolean(true));
     65      *    // OK - enables TCP_NODELAY, a binary option
     66      * </PRE>
     67      * <BR>
     68      * Any option can be disabled using this method with a Boolean(false):
     69      * <BR><PRE>
     70      * s.setOption(TCP_NODELAY, new Boolean(false));
     71      *    // OK - disables TCP_NODELAY
     72      * s.setOption(SO_LINGER, new Boolean(false));
     73      *    // OK - disables SO_LINGER
     74      * </PRE>
     75      * <BR>
     76      * For an option that has a notion of on and off, and requires
     77      * a non-boolean parameter, setting its value to anything other than
     78      * <I>Boolean(false)</I> implicitly enables it.
     79      * <BR>
     80      * Throws SocketException if the option is unrecognized,
     81      * the socket is closed, or some low-level error occurred
     82      * <BR>
     83      * @param optID identifies the option
     84      * @param value the parameter of the socket option
     85      * @throws SocketException if the option is unrecognized,
     86      * the socket is closed, or some low-level error occurred
     87      * @see #getOption(int)
     88      */
     89     public void
     90         setOption(int optID, Object value) throws SocketException;
     91 
     92     /**
     93      * Fetch the value of an option.
     94      * Binary options will return java.lang.Boolean(true)
     95      * if enabled, java.lang.Boolean(false) if disabled, e.g.:
     96      * <BR><PRE>
     97      * SocketImpl s;
     98      * ...
     99      * Boolean noDelay = (Boolean)(s.getOption(TCP_NODELAY));
    100      * if (noDelay.booleanValue()) {
    101      *     // true if TCP_NODELAY is enabled...
    102      * ...
    103      * }
    104      * </PRE>
    105      * <P>
    106      * For options that take a particular type as a parameter,
    107      * getOption(int) will return the parameter's value, else
    108      * it will return java.lang.Boolean(false):
    109      * <PRE>
    110      * Object o = s.getOption(SO_LINGER);
    111      * if (o instanceof Integer) {
    112      *     System.out.print("Linger time is " + ((Integer)o).intValue());
    113      * } else {
    114      *   // the true type of o is java.lang.Boolean(false);
    115      * }
    116      * </PRE>
    117      *
    118      * @param optID an {@code int} identifying the option to fetch
    119      * @return the value of the option
    120      * @throws SocketException if the socket is closed
    121      * @throws SocketException if <I>optID</I> is unknown along the
    122      *         protocol stack (including the SocketImpl)
    123      * @see #setOption(int, java.lang.Object)
    124      */
    125     public Object getOption(int optID) throws SocketException;
    126 
    127     /**
    128      * The java-supported BSD-style options.
    129      */
    130 
    131     /**
    132      * Disable Nagle's algorithm for this connection.  Written data
    133      * to the network is not buffered pending acknowledgement of
    134      * previously written data.
    135      *<P>
    136      * Valid for TCP only: SocketImpl.
    137      *
    138      * @see Socket#setTcpNoDelay
    139      * @see Socket#getTcpNoDelay
    140      */
    141 
    142     @Native public final static int TCP_NODELAY = 0x0001;
    143 
    144     /**
    145      * Fetch the local address binding of a socket (this option cannot
    146      * be "set" only "gotten", since sockets are bound at creation time,
    147      * and so the locally bound address cannot be changed).  The default local
    148      * address of a socket is INADDR_ANY, meaning any local address on a
    149      * multi-homed host.  A multi-homed host can use this option to accept
    150      * connections to only one of its addresses (in the case of a
    151      * ServerSocket or DatagramSocket), or to specify its return address
    152      * to the peer (for a Socket or DatagramSocket).  The parameter of
    153      * this option is an InetAddress.
    154      * <P>
    155      * This option <B>must</B> be specified in the constructor.
    156      * <P>
    157      * Valid for: SocketImpl, DatagramSocketImpl
    158      *
    159      * @see Socket#getLocalAddress
    160      * @see DatagramSocket#getLocalAddress
    161      */
    162 
    163     @Native public final static int SO_BINDADDR = 0x000F;
    164 
    165     /** Sets SO_REUSEADDR for a socket.  This is used only for MulticastSockets
    166      * in java, and it is set by default for MulticastSockets.
    167      * <P>
    168      * Valid for: DatagramSocketImpl
    169      */
    170 
    171     @Native public final static int SO_REUSEADDR = 0x04;
    172 
    173     /**
    174      * Sets SO_BROADCAST for a socket. This option enables and disables
    175      * the ability of the process to send broadcast messages. It is supported
    176      * for only datagram sockets and only on networks that support
    177      * the concept of a broadcast message (e.g. Ethernet, token ring, etc.),
    178      * and it is set by default for DatagramSockets.
    179      * @since 1.4
    180      */
    181 
    182     @Native public final static int SO_BROADCAST = 0x0020;
    183 
    184     /** Set which outgoing interface on which to send multicast packets.
    185      * Useful on hosts with multiple network interfaces, where applications
    186      * want to use other than the system default.  Takes/returns an InetAddress.
    187      * <P>
    188      * Valid for Multicast: DatagramSocketImpl
    189      *
    190      * @see MulticastSocket#setInterface(InetAddress)
    191      * @see MulticastSocket#getInterface()
    192      */
    193 
    194     @Native public final static int IP_MULTICAST_IF = 0x10;
    195 
    196     /** Same as above. This option is introduced so that the behaviour
    197      *  with IP_MULTICAST_IF will be kept the same as before, while
    198      *  this new option can support setting outgoing interfaces with either
    199      *  IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
    200      *
    201      *  NOTE: make sure there is no conflict with this
    202      * @see MulticastSocket#setNetworkInterface(NetworkInterface)
    203      * @see MulticastSocket#getNetworkInterface()
    204      * @since 1.4
    205      */
    206     @Native public final static int IP_MULTICAST_IF2 = 0x1f;
    207 
    208     /**
    209      * This option enables or disables local loopback of multicast datagrams.
    210      * This option is enabled by default for Multicast Sockets.
    211      * @since 1.4
    212      */
    213 
    214     @Native public final static int IP_MULTICAST_LOOP = 0x12;
    215 
    216     /**
    217      * This option sets the type-of-service or traffic class field
    218      * in the IP header for a TCP or UDP socket.
    219      * @since 1.4
    220      */
    221 
    222     @Native public final static int IP_TOS = 0x3;
    223 
    224     /**
    225      * Specify a linger-on-close timeout.  This option disables/enables
    226      * immediate return from a <B>close()</B> of a TCP Socket.  Enabling
    227      * this option with a non-zero Integer <I>timeout</I> means that a
    228      * <B>close()</B> will block pending the transmission and acknowledgement
    229      * of all data written to the peer, at which point the socket is closed
    230      * <I>gracefully</I>.  Upon reaching the linger timeout, the socket is
    231      * closed <I>forcefully</I>, with a TCP RST. Enabling the option with a
    232      * timeout of zero does a forceful close immediately. If the specified
    233      * timeout value exceeds 65,535 it will be reduced to 65,535.
    234      * <P>
    235      * Valid only for TCP: SocketImpl
    236      *
    237      * @see Socket#setSoLinger
    238      * @see Socket#getSoLinger
    239      */
    240     @Native public final static int SO_LINGER = 0x0080;
    241 
    242     /** Set a timeout on blocking Socket operations:
    243      * <PRE>
    244      * ServerSocket.accept();
    245      * SocketInputStream.read();
    246      * DatagramSocket.receive();
    247      * </PRE>
    248      *
    249      * <P> The option must be set prior to entering a blocking
    250      * operation to take effect.  If the timeout expires and the
    251      * operation would continue to block,
    252      * <B>java.io.InterruptedIOException</B> is raised.  The Socket is
    253      * not closed in this case.
    254      *
    255      * <P> Valid for all sockets: SocketImpl, DatagramSocketImpl
    256      *
    257      * @see Socket#setSoTimeout
    258      * @see ServerSocket#setSoTimeout
    259      * @see DatagramSocket#setSoTimeout
    260      */
    261     @Native public final static int SO_TIMEOUT = 0x1006;
    262 
    263     /**
    264      * Set a hint the size of the underlying buffers used by the
    265      * platform for outgoing network I/O. When used in set, this is a
    266      * suggestion to the kernel from the application about the size of
    267      * buffers to use for the data to be sent over the socket. When
    268      * used in get, this must return the size of the buffer actually
    269      * used by the platform when sending out data on this socket.
    270      *
    271      * Valid for all sockets: SocketImpl, DatagramSocketImpl
    272      *
    273      * @see Socket#setSendBufferSize
    274      * @see Socket#getSendBufferSize
    275      * @see DatagramSocket#setSendBufferSize
    276      * @see DatagramSocket#getSendBufferSize
    277      */
    278     @Native public final static int SO_SNDBUF = 0x1001;
    279 
    280     /**
    281      * Set a hint the size of the underlying buffers used by the
    282      * platform for incoming network I/O. When used in set, this is a
    283      * suggestion to the kernel from the application about the size of
    284      * buffers to use for the data to be received over the
    285      * socket. When used in get, this must return the size of the
    286      * buffer actually used by the platform when receiving in data on
    287      * this socket.
    288      *
    289      * Valid for all sockets: SocketImpl, DatagramSocketImpl
    290      *
    291      * @see Socket#setReceiveBufferSize
    292      * @see Socket#getReceiveBufferSize
    293      * @see DatagramSocket#setReceiveBufferSize
    294      * @see DatagramSocket#getReceiveBufferSize
    295      */
    296     @Native public final static int SO_RCVBUF = 0x1002;
    297 
    298     /**
    299      * When the keepalive option is set for a TCP socket and no data
    300      * has been exchanged across the socket in either direction for
    301      * 2 hours (NOTE: the actual value is implementation dependent),
    302      * TCP automatically sends a keepalive probe to the peer. This probe is a
    303      * TCP segment to which the peer must respond.
    304      * One of three responses is expected:
    305      * 1. The peer responds with the expected ACK. The application is not
    306      *    notified (since everything is OK). TCP will send another probe
    307      *    following another 2 hours of inactivity.
    308      * 2. The peer responds with an RST, which tells the local TCP that
    309      *    the peer host has crashed and rebooted. The socket is closed.
    310      * 3. There is no response from the peer. The socket is closed.
    311      *
    312      * The purpose of this option is to detect if the peer host crashes.
    313      *
    314      * Valid only for TCP socket: SocketImpl
    315      *
    316      * @see Socket#setKeepAlive
    317      * @see Socket#getKeepAlive
    318      */
    319     @Native public final static int SO_KEEPALIVE = 0x0008;
    320 
    321     /**
    322      * When the OOBINLINE option is set, any TCP urgent data received on
    323      * the socket will be received through the socket input stream.
    324      * When the option is disabled (which is the default) urgent data
    325      * is silently discarded.
    326      *
    327      * @see Socket#setOOBInline
    328      * @see Socket#getOOBInline
    329      */
    330     @Native public final static int SO_OOBINLINE = 0x1003;
    331 }
    332