org.ws4d.java.communication.connection.tcp

Class TCPListener

java.lang.Object

org.ws4d.java.communication.connection.tcp.TCPListener

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable, ConnectionCloseListener

public class TCPListener
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Runnable, ConnectionCloseListener

TCP listener which allows listening for incoming TCP connections.

Each incoming connection will be handled in a separate thread.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	connectionClosed(TCPConnection connection)
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj)
int	getPort()
int	hashCode()
boolean	isRunning() Indicates whether this listener is running or not.
void	kill() Stops the TCP listener and kills all established connection.
void	run()
boolean	start() Starts the TCP listener.
void	stop() Stops the TCP listener.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

run

public void run()

Specified by:

run in interface java.lang.Runnable

isRunning

public boolean isRunning()

Indicates whether this listener is running or not.

Returns:

true if the listener is running and will handle incoming TCP connections, false otherwise.

start

public boolean start()

Starts the TCP listener.

Returns:

true if the listener is started or already running, false otherwise.

stop

public void stop()
          throws java.io.IOException

Stops the TCP listener.

Existing TCP connection will remain active! To stop the TCP server and close all established connections.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

kill

public void kill()
          throws java.io.IOException

Stops the TCP listener and kills all established connection.

This will also close all established connections.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

getPort

public int getPort()

Returns:

the port

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

connectionClosed

public void connectionClosed(TCPConnection connection)

Specified by:

connectionClosed in interface ConnectionCloseListener