Selector API [was Re: Java API for SCTP]

[Alan Bateman]

Marc Petit-Huguenin wrote:
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> Alan Bateman wrote:
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>> As regards non-blocking - yes, it is integrated with the
>> multiplexing/Selector API. For now the implementation is making use of
>> an internal API for this. In the medium term we hope to define a
>> provider-specific API to allow other selectable channel types to
>> register with the Selector.
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> What are the plans for this API?
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The SCTP API is in jdk7 since b56 and as its implementation is in the 
sun.nio.ch package it means it can use the internal interface to 
register without requiring a public/supported interface. I would still 
like to introduce a supported interface to allow other channel 
implementations integrate, it just hadn't had sufficient priority to 
bring it to the finish line. So can you say how you would use such an 
interface?

-Alan.