Selector API [was Re: Java API for SCTP]

[Marc Petit-Huguenin]

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Alan Bateman wrote:
> 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?
>>   
> 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?

I am evaluating the difficulties in implementing a DCCP channel that
can register on a selector also used by SCTP, UDP and/or TCP channels.

Thanks.

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Marc Petit-Huguenin
Home: marc at petit-huguenin.org
Work: petithug at acm.org
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