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     25 
     26 package java.net;
     27 
     28 /**
     29  * Defines the <em>standard</em> socket options.
     30  *
     31  * <p> The {@link SocketOption#name name} of each socket option defined by this
     32  * class is its field name.
     33  *
     34  * <p> In this release, the socket options defined here are used by {@link
     35  * java.nio.channels.NetworkChannel network} channels in the {@link
     36  * java.nio.channels channels} package.
     37  *
     38  * @since 1.7
     39  */
     40 
     41 public final class StandardSocketOptions {
     42     private StandardSocketOptions() { }
     43 
     44     // -- SOL_SOCKET --
     45 
     46     /**
     47      * Allow transmission of broadcast datagrams.
     48      *
     49      * <p> The value of this socket option is a {@code Boolean} that represents
     50      * whether the option is enabled or disabled. The option is specific to
     51      * datagram-oriented sockets sending to {@link java.net.Inet4Address IPv4}
     52      * broadcast addresses. When the socket option is enabled then the socket
     53      * can be used to send <em>broadcast datagrams</em>.
     54      *
     55      * <p> The initial value of this socket option is {@code FALSE}. The socket
     56      * option may be enabled or disabled at any time. Some operating systems may
     57      * require that the Java virtual machine be started with implementation
     58      * specific privileges to enable this option or send broadcast datagrams.
     59      *
     60      * @see <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc919.txt">RFC&nbsp;929:
     61      * Broadcasting Internet Datagrams</a>
     62      * @see DatagramSocket#setBroadcast
     63      */
     64     public static final SocketOption<Boolean> SO_BROADCAST =
     65         new StdSocketOption<Boolean>("SO_BROADCAST", Boolean.class);
     66 
     67     /**
     68      * Keep connection alive.
     69      *
     70      * <p> The value of this socket option is a {@code Boolean} that represents
     71      * whether the option is enabled or disabled. When the {@code SO_KEEPALIVE}
     72      * option is enabled the operating system may use a <em>keep-alive</em>
     73      * mechanism to periodically probe the other end of a connection when the
     74      * connection is otherwise idle. The exact semantics of the keep alive
     75      * mechanism is system dependent and therefore unspecified.
     76      *
     77      * <p> The initial value of this socket option is {@code FALSE}. The socket
     78      * option may be enabled or disabled at any time.
     79      *
     80      * @see <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1122.txt">RFC&nbsp;1122
     81      * Requirements for Internet Hosts -- Communication Layers</a>
     82      * @see Socket#setKeepAlive
     83      */
     84     public static final SocketOption<Boolean> SO_KEEPALIVE =
     85         new StdSocketOption<Boolean>("SO_KEEPALIVE", Boolean.class);
     86 
     87     /**
     88      * The size of the socket send buffer.
     89      *
     90      * <p> The value of this socket option is an {@code Integer} that is the
     91      * size of the socket send buffer in bytes. The socket send buffer is an
     92      * output buffer used by the networking implementation. It may need to be
     93      * increased for high-volume connections. The value of the socket option is
     94      * a <em>hint</em> to the implementation to size the buffer and the actual
     95      * size may differ. The socket option can be queried to retrieve the actual
     96      * size.
     97      *
     98      * <p> For datagram-oriented sockets, the size of the send buffer may limit
     99      * the size of the datagrams that may be sent by the socket. Whether
    100      * datagrams larger than the buffer size are sent or discarded is system
    101      * dependent.
    102      *
    103      * <p> The initial/default size of the socket send buffer and the range of
    104      * allowable values is system dependent although a negative size is not
    105      * allowed. An attempt to set the socket send buffer to larger than its
    106      * maximum size causes it to be set to its maximum size.
    107      *
    108      * <p> An implementation allows this socket option to be set before the
    109      * socket is bound or connected. Whether an implementation allows the
    110      * socket send buffer to be changed after the socket is bound is system
    111      * dependent.
    112      *
    113      * @see Socket#setSendBufferSize
    114      */
    115     public static final SocketOption<Integer> SO_SNDBUF =
    116         new StdSocketOption<Integer>("SO_SNDBUF", Integer.class);
    117 
    118 
    119     /**
    120      * The size of the socket receive buffer.
    121      *
    122      * <p> The value of this socket option is an {@code Integer} that is the
    123      * size of the socket receive buffer in bytes. The socket receive buffer is
    124      * an input buffer used by the networking implementation. It may need to be
    125      * increased for high-volume connections or decreased to limit the possible
    126      * backlog of incoming data. The value of the socket option is a
    127      * <em>hint</em> to the implementation to size the buffer and the actual
    128      * size may differ.
    129      *
    130      * <p> For datagram-oriented sockets, the size of the receive buffer may
    131      * limit the size of the datagrams that can be received. Whether datagrams
    132      * larger than the buffer size can be received is system dependent.
    133      * Increasing the socket receive buffer may be important for cases where
    134      * datagrams arrive in bursts faster than they can be processed.
    135      *
    136      * <p> In the case of stream-oriented sockets and the TCP/IP protocol, the
    137      * size of the socket receive buffer may be used when advertising the size
    138      * of the TCP receive window to the remote peer.
    139      *
    140      * <p> The initial/default size of the socket receive buffer and the range
    141      * of allowable values is system dependent although a negative size is not
    142      * allowed. An attempt to set the socket receive buffer to larger than its
    143      * maximum size causes it to be set to its maximum size.
    144      *
    145      * <p> An implementation allows this socket option to be set before the
    146      * socket is bound or connected. Whether an implementation allows the
    147      * socket receive buffer to be changed after the socket is bound is system
    148      * dependent.
    149      *
    150      * @see <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1323.txt">RFC&nbsp;1323: TCP
    151      * Extensions for High Performance</a>
    152      * @see Socket#setReceiveBufferSize
    153      * @see ServerSocket#setReceiveBufferSize
    154      */
    155     public static final SocketOption<Integer> SO_RCVBUF =
    156         new StdSocketOption<Integer>("SO_RCVBUF", Integer.class);
    157 
    158     /**
    159      * Re-use address.
    160      *
    161      * <p> The value of this socket option is a {@code Boolean} that represents
    162      * whether the option is enabled or disabled. The exact semantics of this
    163      * socket option are socket type and system dependent.
    164      *
    165      * <p> In the case of stream-oriented sockets, this socket option will
    166      * usually determine whether the socket can be bound to a socket address
    167      * when a previous connection involving that socket address is in the
    168      * <em>TIME_WAIT</em> state. On implementations where the semantics differ,
    169      * and the socket option is not required to be enabled in order to bind the
    170      * socket when a previous connection is in this state, then the
    171      * implementation may choose to ignore this option.
    172      *
    173      * <p> For datagram-oriented sockets the socket option is used to allow
    174      * multiple programs bind to the same address. This option should be enabled
    175      * when the socket is to be used for Internet Protocol (IP) multicasting.
    176      *
    177      * <p> An implementation allows this socket option to be set before the
    178      * socket is bound or connected. Changing the value of this socket option
    179      * after the socket is bound has no effect. The default value of this
    180      * socket option is system dependent.
    181      *
    182      * @see <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc793.txt">RFC&nbsp;793: Transmission
    183      * Control Protocol</a>
    184      * @see ServerSocket#setReuseAddress
    185      */
    186     public static final SocketOption<Boolean> SO_REUSEADDR =
    187         new StdSocketOption<Boolean>("SO_REUSEADDR", Boolean.class);
    188 
    189     /**
    190      * Linger on close if data is present.
    191      *
    192      * <p> The value of this socket option is an {@code Integer} that controls
    193      * the action taken when unsent data is queued on the socket and a method
    194      * to close the socket is invoked. If the value of the socket option is zero
    195      * or greater, then it represents a timeout value, in seconds, known as the
    196      * <em>linger interval</em>. The linger interval is the timeout for the
    197      * {@code close} method to block while the operating system attempts to
    198      * transmit the unsent data or it decides that it is unable to transmit the
    199      * data. If the value of the socket option is less than zero then the option
    200      * is disabled. In that case the {@code close} method does not wait until
    201      * unsent data is transmitted; if possible the operating system will transmit
    202      * any unsent data before the connection is closed.
    203      *
    204      * <p> This socket option is intended for use with sockets that are configured
    205      * in {@link java.nio.channels.SelectableChannel#isBlocking() blocking} mode
    206      * only. The behavior of the {@code close} method when this option is
    207      * enabled on a non-blocking socket is not defined.
    208      *
    209      * <p> The initial value of this socket option is a negative value, meaning
    210      * that the option is disabled. The option may be enabled, or the linger
    211      * interval changed, at any time. The maximum value of the linger interval
    212      * is system dependent. Setting the linger interval to a value that is
    213      * greater than its maximum value causes the linger interval to be set to
    214      * its maximum value.
    215      *
    216      * @see Socket#setSoLinger
    217      */
    218     public static final SocketOption<Integer> SO_LINGER =
    219         new StdSocketOption<Integer>("SO_LINGER", Integer.class);
    220 
    221 
    222     // -- IPPROTO_IP --
    223 
    224     /**
    225      * The Type of Service (ToS) octet in the Internet Protocol (IP) header.
    226      *
    227      * <p> The value of this socket option is an {@code Integer} representing
    228      * the value of the ToS octet in IP packets sent by sockets to an {@link
    229      * StandardProtocolFamily#INET IPv4} socket. The interpretation of the ToS
    230      * octet is network specific and is not defined by this class. Further
    231      * information on the ToS octet can be found in <a
    232      * href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1349.txt">RFC&nbsp;1349</a> and <a
    233      * href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2474.txt">RFC&nbsp;2474</a>. The value
    234      * of the socket option is a <em>hint</em>. An implementation may ignore the
    235      * value, or ignore specific values.
    236      *
    237      * <p> The initial/default value of the TOS field in the ToS octet is
    238      * implementation specific but will typically be {@code 0}. For
    239      * datagram-oriented sockets the option may be configured at any time after
    240      * the socket has been bound. The new value of the octet is used when sending
    241      * subsequent datagrams. It is system dependent whether this option can be
    242      * queried or changed prior to binding the socket.
    243      *
    244      * <p> The behavior of this socket option on a stream-oriented socket, or an
    245      * {@link StandardProtocolFamily#INET6 IPv6} socket, is not defined in this
    246      * release.
    247      *
    248      * @see DatagramSocket#setTrafficClass
    249      */
    250     public static final SocketOption<Integer> IP_TOS =
    251         new StdSocketOption<Integer>("IP_TOS", Integer.class);
    252 
    253     /**
    254      * The network interface for Internet Protocol (IP) multicast datagrams.
    255      *
    256      * <p> The value of this socket option is a {@link NetworkInterface} that
    257      * represents the outgoing interface for multicast datagrams sent by the
    258      * datagram-oriented socket. For {@link StandardProtocolFamily#INET6 IPv6}
    259      * sockets then it is system dependent whether setting this option also
    260      * sets the outgoing interface for multicast datagrams sent to IPv4
    261      * addresses.
    262      *
    263      * <p> The initial/default value of this socket option may be {@code null}
    264      * to indicate that outgoing interface will be selected by the operating
    265      * system, typically based on the network routing tables. An implementation
    266      * allows this socket option to be set after the socket is bound. Whether
    267      * the socket option can be queried or changed prior to binding the socket
    268      * is system dependent.
    269      *
    270      * @see java.nio.channels.MulticastChannel
    271      * @see MulticastSocket#setInterface
    272      */
    273     public static final SocketOption<NetworkInterface> IP_MULTICAST_IF =
    274         new StdSocketOption<NetworkInterface>("IP_MULTICAST_IF", NetworkInterface.class);
    275 
    276     /**
    277      * The <em>time-to-live</em> for Internet Protocol (IP) multicast datagrams.
    278      *
    279      * <p> The value of this socket option is an {@code Integer} in the range
    280      * {@code 0 <= value <= 255}. It is used to control the scope of multicast
    281      * datagrams sent by the datagram-oriented socket.
    282      * In the case of an {@link StandardProtocolFamily#INET IPv4} socket
    283      * the option is the time-to-live (TTL) on multicast datagrams sent by the
    284      * socket. Datagrams with a TTL of zero are not transmitted on the network
    285      * but may be delivered locally. In the case of an {@link
    286      * StandardProtocolFamily#INET6 IPv6} socket the option is the
    287      * <em>hop limit</em> which is number of <em>hops</em> that the datagram can
    288      * pass through before expiring on the network. For IPv6 sockets it is
    289      * system dependent whether the option also sets the <em>time-to-live</em>
    290      * on multicast datagrams sent to IPv4 addresses.
    291      *
    292      * <p> The initial/default value of the time-to-live setting is typically
    293      * {@code 1}. An implementation allows this socket option to be set after
    294      * the socket is bound. Whether the socket option can be queried or changed
    295      * prior to binding the socket is system dependent.
    296      *
    297      * @see java.nio.channels.MulticastChannel
    298      * @see MulticastSocket#setTimeToLive
    299      */
    300     public static final SocketOption<Integer> IP_MULTICAST_TTL =
    301         new StdSocketOption<Integer>("IP_MULTICAST_TTL", Integer.class);
    302 
    303     /**
    304      * Loopback for Internet Protocol (IP) multicast datagrams.
    305      *
    306      * <p> The value of this socket option is a {@code Boolean} that controls
    307      * the <em>loopback</em> of multicast datagrams. The value of the socket
    308      * option represents if the option is enabled or disabled.
    309      *
    310      * <p> The exact semantics of this socket options are system dependent.
    311      * In particular, it is system dependent whether the loopback applies to
    312      * multicast datagrams sent from the socket or received by the socket.
    313      * For {@link StandardProtocolFamily#INET6 IPv6} sockets then it is
    314      * system dependent whether the option also applies to multicast datagrams
    315      * sent to IPv4 addresses.
    316      *
    317      * <p> The initial/default value of this socket option is {@code TRUE}. An
    318      * implementation allows this socket option to be set after the socket is
    319      * bound. Whether the socket option can be queried or changed prior to
    320      * binding the socket is system dependent.
    321      *
    322      * @see java.nio.channels.MulticastChannel
    323      *  @see MulticastSocket#setLoopbackMode
    324      */
    325     public static final SocketOption<Boolean> IP_MULTICAST_LOOP =
    326         new StdSocketOption<Boolean>("IP_MULTICAST_LOOP", Boolean.class);
    327 
    328 
    329     // -- IPPROTO_TCP --
    330 
    331     /**
    332      * Disable the Nagle algorithm.
    333      *
    334      * <p> The value of this socket option is a {@code Boolean} that represents
    335      * whether the option is enabled or disabled. The socket option is specific to
    336      * stream-oriented sockets using the TCP/IP protocol. TCP/IP uses an algorithm
    337      * known as <em>The Nagle Algorithm</em> to coalesce short segments and
    338      * improve network efficiency.
    339      *
    340      * <p> The default value of this socket option is {@code FALSE}. The
    341      * socket option should only be enabled in cases where it is known that the
    342      * coalescing impacts performance. The socket option may be enabled at any
    343      * time. In other words, the Nagle Algorithm can be disabled. Once the option
    344      * is enabled, it is system dependent whether it can be subsequently
    345      * disabled. If it cannot, then invoking the {@code setOption} method to
    346      * disable the option has no effect.
    347      *
    348      * @see <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1122.txt">RFC&nbsp;1122:
    349      * Requirements for Internet Hosts -- Communication Layers</a>
    350      * @see Socket#setTcpNoDelay
    351      */
    352     public static final SocketOption<Boolean> TCP_NODELAY =
    353         new StdSocketOption<Boolean>("TCP_NODELAY", Boolean.class);
    354 
    355 
    356     private static class StdSocketOption<T> implements SocketOption<T> {
    357         private final String name;
    358         private final Class<T> type;
    359         StdSocketOption(String name, Class<T> type) {
    360             this.name = name;
    361             this.type = type;
    362         }
    363         @Override public String name() { return name; }
    364         @Override public Class<T> type() { return type; }
    365         @Override public String toString() { return name; }
    366     }
    367 }
    368