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25 
26 package java.nio.channels;
27 
28 import java.net.InetAddress;
29 import java.net.NetworkInterface;
30 import java.io.IOException;
31 import java.net.ProtocolFamily;             // javadoc
32 import java.net.StandardProtocolFamily;     // javadoc
33 import java.net.StandardSocketOptions;      // javadoc
34 
35 /**
36  * A network channel that supports Internet Protocol (IP) multicasting.
37  *
38  * <p> IP multicasting is the transmission of IP datagrams to members of
39  * a <em>group</em> that is zero or more hosts identified by a single destination
40  * address.
41  *
42  * <p> In the case of a channel to an {@link StandardProtocolFamily#INET IPv4} socket,
43  * the underlying operating system optionally supports
44  * <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2236.txt"> <i>RFC&nbsp;2236: Internet Group
45  * Management Protocol, Version 2 (IGMPv2)</i></a>. When IGMPv2 is supported then
46  * the operating system may additionally support source filtering as specified by
47  * <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3376.txt"> <i>RFC&nbsp;3376: Internet Group
48  * Management Protocol, Version 3 (IGMPv3)</i></a>.
49  * For channels to an {@link StandardProtocolFamily#INET6 IPv6} socket, the equivalent
50  * standards are <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2710.txt"> <i>RFC&nbsp;2710:
51  * Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) for IPv6</i></a> and <a
52  * href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3810.txt"> <i>RFC&nbsp;3810: Multicast Listener
53  * Discovery Version 2 (MLDv2) for IPv6</i></a>.
54  *
55  * <p> The {@link #join(InetAddress,NetworkInterface)} method is used to
56  * join a group and receive all multicast datagrams sent to the group. A channel
57  * may join several multicast groups and may join the same group on several
58  * {@link NetworkInterface interfaces}. Membership is dropped by invoking the {@link
59  * MembershipKey#drop drop} method on the returned {@link MembershipKey}. If the
60  * underlying platform supports source filtering then the {@link MembershipKey#block
61  * block} and {@link MembershipKey#unblock unblock} methods can be used to block or
62  * unblock multicast datagrams from particular source addresses.
63  *
64  * <p> The {@link #join(InetAddress,NetworkInterface,InetAddress)} method
65  * is used to begin receiving datagrams sent to a group whose source address matches
66  * a given source address. This method throws {@link UnsupportedOperationException}
67  * if the underlying platform does not support source filtering.  Membership is
68  * <em>cumulative</em> and this method may be invoked again with the same group
69  * and interface to allow receiving datagrams from other source addresses. The
70  * method returns a {@link MembershipKey} that represents membership to receive
71  * datagrams from the given source address. Invoking the key's {@link
72  * MembershipKey#drop drop} method drops membership so that datagrams from the
73  * source address can no longer be received.
74  *
75  * <h2>Platform dependencies</h2>
76  *
77  * The multicast implementation is intended to map directly to the native
78  * multicasting facility. Consequently, the following items should be considered
79  * when developing an application that receives IP multicast datagrams:
80  *
81  * <ol>
82  *
83  * <li><p> The creation of the channel should specify the {@link ProtocolFamily}
84  * that corresponds to the address type of the multicast groups that the channel
85  * will join. There is no guarantee that a channel to a socket in one protocol
86  * family can join and receive multicast datagrams when the address of the
87  * multicast group corresponds to another protocol family. For example, it is
88  * implementation specific if a channel to an {@link StandardProtocolFamily#INET6 IPv6}
89  * socket can join an {@link StandardProtocolFamily#INET IPv4} multicast group and receive
90  * multicast datagrams sent to the group. </p></li>
91  *
92  * <li><p> The channel's socket should be bound to the {@link
93  * InetAddress#isAnyLocalAddress wildcard} address. If the socket is bound to
94  * a specific address, rather than the wildcard address then it is implementation
95  * specific if multicast datagrams are received by the socket. </p></li>
96  *
97  * <li><p> The {@link StandardSocketOptions#SO_REUSEADDR SO_REUSEADDR} option should be
98  * enabled prior to {@link NetworkChannel#bind binding} the socket. This is
99  * required to allow multiple members of the group to bind to the same
100  * address. </p></li>
101  *
102  * </ol>
103  *
104  * <p> <b>Usage Example:</b>
105  * <pre>
106  *     // join multicast group on this interface, and also use this
107  *     // interface for outgoing multicast datagrams
108  *     NetworkInterface ni = NetworkInterface.getByName("hme0");
109  *
110  *     DatagramChannel dc = DatagramChannel.open(StandardProtocolFamily.INET)
111  *         .setOption(StandardSocketOptions.SO_REUSEADDR, true)
112  *         .bind(new InetSocketAddress(5000))
113  *         .setOption(StandardSocketOptions.IP_MULTICAST_IF, ni);
114  *
115  *     InetAddress group = InetAddress.getByName("225.4.5.6");
116  *
117  *     MembershipKey key = dc.join(group, ni);
118  * </pre>
119  *
120  * @since 1.7
121  */
122 
123 public interface MulticastChannel
124     extends NetworkChannel
125 {
126     /**
127      * Closes this channel.
128      *
129      * <p> If the channel is a member of a multicast group then the membership
130      * is {@link MembershipKey#drop dropped}. Upon return, the {@link
131      * MembershipKey membership-key} will be {@link MembershipKey#isValid
132      * invalid}.
133      *
134      * <p> This method otherwise behaves exactly as specified by the {@link
135      * Channel} interface.
136      *
137      * @throws  IOException
138      *          If an I/O error occurs
139      */
close()140     @Override void close() throws IOException;
141 
142     /**
143      * Joins a multicast group to begin receiving all datagrams sent to the group,
144      * returning a membership key.
145      *
146      * <p> If this channel is currently a member of the group on the given
147      * interface to receive all datagrams then the membership key, representing
148      * that membership, is returned. Otherwise this channel joins the group and
149      * the resulting new membership key is returned. The resulting membership key
150      * is not {@link MembershipKey#sourceAddress source-specific}.
151      *
152      * <p> A multicast channel may join several multicast groups, including
153      * the same group on more than one interface. An implementation may impose a
154      * limit on the number of groups that may be joined at the same time.
155      *
156      * @param   group
157      *          The multicast address to join
158      * @param   interf
159      *          The network interface on which to join the group
160      *
161      * @return  The membership key
162      *
163      * @throws  IllegalArgumentException
164      *          If the group parameter is not a {@link InetAddress#isMulticastAddress
165      *          multicast} address, or the group parameter is an address type
166      *          that is not supported by this channel
167      * @throws  IllegalStateException
168      *          If the channel already has source-specific membership of the
169      *          group on the interface
170      * @throws  UnsupportedOperationException
171      *          If the channel's socket is not an Internet Protocol socket, or
172      *          the platform does not support multicasting
173      * @throws  ClosedChannelException
174      *          If this channel is closed
175      * @throws  IOException
176      *          If an I/O error occurs
177      * @throws  SecurityException
178      *          If a security manager is set, and its
179      *          {@link SecurityManager#checkMulticast(InetAddress) checkMulticast}
180      *          method denies access to the multiast group
181      */
join(InetAddress group, NetworkInterface interf)182     MembershipKey join(InetAddress group, NetworkInterface interf)
183         throws IOException;
184 
185     /**
186      * Joins a multicast group to begin receiving datagrams sent to the group
187      * from a given source address.
188      *
189      * <p> If this channel is currently a member of the group on the given
190      * interface to receive datagrams from the given source address then the
191      * membership key, representing that membership, is returned. Otherwise this
192      * channel joins the group and the resulting new membership key is returned.
193      * The resulting membership key is {@link MembershipKey#sourceAddress
194      * source-specific}.
195      *
196      * <p> Membership is <em>cumulative</em> and this method may be invoked
197      * again with the same group and interface to allow receiving datagrams sent
198      * by other source addresses to the group.
199      *
200      * @param   group
201      *          The multicast address to join
202      * @param   interf
203      *          The network interface on which to join the group
204      * @param   source
205      *          The source address
206      *
207      * @return  The membership key
208      *
209      * @throws  IllegalArgumentException
210      *          If the group parameter is not a {@link
211      *          InetAddress#isMulticastAddress multicast} address, the
212      *          source parameter is not a unicast address, the group
213      *          parameter is an address type that is not supported by this channel,
214      *          or the source parameter is not the same address type as the group
215      * @throws  IllegalStateException
216      *          If the channel is currently a member of the group on the given
217      *          interface to receive all datagrams
218      * @throws  UnsupportedOperationException
219      *          If the channel's socket is not an Internet Protocol socket, or
220      *          source filtering is not supported, or the platform does not
221      *          support multicasting
222      * @throws  ClosedChannelException
223      *          If this channel is closed
224      * @throws  IOException
225      *          If an I/O error occurs
226      * @throws  SecurityException
227      *          If a security manager is set, and its
228      *          {@link SecurityManager#checkMulticast(InetAddress) checkMulticast}
229      *          method denies access to the multiast group
230      */
join(InetAddress group, NetworkInterface interf, InetAddress source)231     MembershipKey join(InetAddress group, NetworkInterface interf, InetAddress source)
232         throws IOException;
233 }
234