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25 
26 package java.net;
27 
28 /**
29  * Interface of methods to get/set socket options.  This interface is
30  * implemented by: <B>SocketImpl</B> and  <B>DatagramSocketImpl</B>.
31  * Subclasses of these should override the methods
32  * of this interface in order to support their own options.
33  * <P>
34  * The methods and constants which specify options in this interface are
35  * for implementation only.  If you're not subclassing SocketImpl or
36  * DatagramSocketImpl, <B>you won't use these directly.</B> There are
37  * type-safe methods to get/set each of these options in Socket, ServerSocket,
38  * DatagramSocket and MulticastSocket.
39  * <P>
40  * @author David Brown
41  */
42 
43 
44 public interface SocketOptions {
45 
46     /**
47      * Enable/disable the option specified by <I>optID</I>.  If the option
48      * is to be enabled, and it takes an option-specific "value",  this is
49      * passed in <I>value</I>.  The actual type of value is option-specific,
50      * and it is an error to pass something that isn't of the expected type:
51      * <BR><PRE>
52      * SocketImpl s;
53      * ...
54      * s.setOption(SO_LINGER, new Integer(10));
55      *    // OK - set SO_LINGER w/ timeout of 10 sec.
56      * s.setOption(SO_LINGER, new Double(10));
57      *    // ERROR - expects java.lang.Integer
58      *</PRE>
59      * If the requested option is binary, it can be set using this method by
60      * a java.lang.Boolean:
61      * <BR><PRE>
62      * s.setOption(TCP_NODELAY, new Boolean(true));
63      *    // OK - enables TCP_NODELAY, a binary option
64      * </PRE>
65      * <BR>
66      * Any option can be disabled using this method with a Boolean(false):
67      * <BR><PRE>
68      * s.setOption(TCP_NODELAY, new Boolean(false));
69      *    // OK - disables TCP_NODELAY
70      * s.setOption(SO_LINGER, new Boolean(false));
71      *    // OK - disables SO_LINGER
72      * </PRE>
73      * <BR>
74      * For an option that has a notion of on and off, and requires
75      * a non-boolean parameter, setting its value to anything other than
76      * <I>Boolean(false)</I> implicitly enables it.
77      * <BR>
78      * Throws SocketException if the option is unrecognized,
79      * the socket is closed, or some low-level error occurred
80      * <BR>
81      * @param optID identifies the option
82      * @param value the parameter of the socket option
83      * @throws SocketException if the option is unrecognized,
84      * the socket is closed, or some low-level error occurred
85      * @see #getOption(int)
86      */
87     public void
setOption(int optID, Object value)88         setOption(int optID, Object value) throws SocketException;
89 
90     /**
91      * Fetch the value of an option.
92      * Binary options will return java.lang.Boolean(true)
93      * if enabled, java.lang.Boolean(false) if disabled, e.g.:
94      * <BR><PRE>
95      * SocketImpl s;
96      * ...
97      * Boolean noDelay = (Boolean)(s.getOption(TCP_NODELAY));
98      * if (noDelay.booleanValue()) {
99      *     // true if TCP_NODELAY is enabled...
100      * ...
101      * }
102      * </PRE>
103      * <P>
104      * For options that take a particular type as a parameter,
105      * getOption(int) will return the parameter's value, else
106      * it will return java.lang.Boolean(false):
107      * <PRE>
108      * Object o = s.getOption(SO_LINGER);
109      * if (o instanceof Integer) {
110      *     System.out.print("Linger time is " + ((Integer)o).intValue());
111      * } else {
112      *   // the true type of o is java.lang.Boolean(false);
113      * }
114      * </PRE>
115      *
116      * @param optID an <code>int</code> identifying the option to fetch
117      * @return the value of the option
118      * @throws SocketException if the socket is closed
119      * @throws SocketException if <I>optID</I> is unknown along the
120      *         protocol stack (including the SocketImpl)
121      * @see #setOption(int, java.lang.Object)
122      */
getOption(int optID)123     public Object getOption(int optID) throws SocketException;
124 
125     /**
126      * The java-supported BSD-style options.
127      */
128 
129     /**
130      * Disable Nagle's algorithm for this connection.  Written data
131      * to the network is not buffered pending acknowledgement of
132      * previously written data.
133      *<P>
134      * Valid for TCP only: SocketImpl.
135      * <P>
136      * @see Socket#setTcpNoDelay
137      * @see Socket#getTcpNoDelay
138      */
139 
140     public final static int TCP_NODELAY = 0x0001;
141 
142     /**
143      * Fetch the local address binding of a socket (this option cannot
144      * be "set" only "gotten", since sockets are bound at creation time,
145      * and so the locally bound address cannot be changed).  The default local
146      * address of a socket is INADDR_ANY, meaning any local address on a
147      * multi-homed host.  A multi-homed host can use this option to accept
148      * connections to only one of its addresses (in the case of a
149      * ServerSocket or DatagramSocket), or to specify its return address
150      * to the peer (for a Socket or DatagramSocket).  The parameter of
151      * this option is an InetAddress.
152      * <P>
153      * This option <B>must</B> be specified in the constructor.
154      * <P>
155      * Valid for: SocketImpl, DatagramSocketImpl
156      * <P>
157      * @see Socket#getLocalAddress
158      * @see DatagramSocket#getLocalAddress
159      */
160 
161     public final static int SO_BINDADDR = 0x000F;
162 
163     /** Sets SO_REUSEADDR for a socket.  This is used only for MulticastSockets
164      * in java, and it is set by default for MulticastSockets.
165      * <P>
166      * Valid for: DatagramSocketImpl
167      */
168 
169     public final static int SO_REUSEADDR = 0x04;
170 
171     /**
172      * Sets SO_BROADCAST for a socket. This option enables and disables
173      * the ability of the process to send broadcast messages. It is supported
174      * for only datagram sockets and only on networks that support
175      * the concept of a broadcast message (e.g. Ethernet, token ring, etc.),
176      * and it is set by default for DatagramSockets.
177      * @since 1.4
178      */
179 
180     public final static int SO_BROADCAST = 0x0020;
181 
182     /** Set which outgoing interface on which to send multicast packets.
183      * Useful on hosts with multiple network interfaces, where applications
184      * want to use other than the system default.  Takes/returns an InetAddress.
185      * <P>
186      * Valid for Multicast: DatagramSocketImpl
187      * <P>
188      * @see MulticastSocket#setInterface(InetAddress)
189      * @see MulticastSocket#getInterface()
190      */
191 
192     public final static int IP_MULTICAST_IF = 0x10;
193 
194     /** Same as above. This option is introduced so that the behaviour
195      *  with IP_MULTICAST_IF will be kept the same as before, while
196      *  this new option can support setting outgoing interfaces with either
197      *  IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
198      *
199      *  NOTE: make sure there is no conflict with this
200      * @see MulticastSocket#setNetworkInterface(NetworkInterface)
201      * @see MulticastSocket#getNetworkInterface()
202      * @since 1.4
203      */
204     public final static int IP_MULTICAST_IF2 = 0x1f;
205 
206     /**
207      * This option enables or disables local loopback of multicast datagrams.
208      * This option is enabled by default for Multicast Sockets.
209      * @since 1.4
210      */
211 
212     public final static int IP_MULTICAST_LOOP = 0x12;
213 
214     /**
215      * This option sets the type-of-service or traffic class field
216      * in the IP header for a TCP or UDP socket.
217      * @since 1.4
218      */
219 
220     public final static int IP_TOS = 0x3;
221 
222     /**
223      * Specify a linger-on-close timeout.  This option disables/enables
224      * immediate return from a <B>close()</B> of a TCP Socket.  Enabling
225      * this option with a non-zero Integer <I>timeout</I> means that a
226      * <B>close()</B> will block pending the transmission and acknowledgement
227      * of all data written to the peer, at which point the socket is closed
228      * <I>gracefully</I>.  Upon reaching the linger timeout, the socket is
229      * closed <I>forcefully</I>, with a TCP RST. Enabling the option with a
230      * timeout of zero does a forceful close immediately. If the specified
231      * timeout value exceeds 65,535 it will be reduced to 65,535.
232      * <P>
233      * Valid only for TCP: SocketImpl
234      *
235      * @see Socket#setSoLinger
236      * @see Socket#getSoLinger
237      */
238     public final static int SO_LINGER = 0x0080;
239 
240     /** Set a timeout on blocking Socket operations:
241      * <PRE>
242      * ServerSocket.accept();
243      * SocketInputStream.read();
244      * DatagramSocket.receive();
245      * </PRE>
246      *
247      * <P> The option must be set prior to entering a blocking
248      * operation to take effect.  If the timeout expires and the
249      * operation would continue to block,
250      * <B>java.io.InterruptedIOException</B> is raised.  The Socket is
251      * not closed in this case.
252      *
253      * <P> Valid for all sockets: SocketImpl, DatagramSocketImpl
254      *
255      * @see Socket#setSoTimeout
256      * @see ServerSocket#setSoTimeout
257      * @see DatagramSocket#setSoTimeout
258      */
259     public final static int SO_TIMEOUT = 0x1006;
260 
261     /**
262      * Set a hint the size of the underlying buffers used by the
263      * platform for outgoing network I/O. When used in set, this is a
264      * suggestion to the kernel from the application about the size of
265      * buffers to use for the data to be sent over the socket. When
266      * used in get, this must return the size of the buffer actually
267      * used by the platform when sending out data on this socket.
268      *
269      * Valid for all sockets: SocketImpl, DatagramSocketImpl
270      *
271      * @see Socket#setSendBufferSize
272      * @see Socket#getSendBufferSize
273      * @see DatagramSocket#setSendBufferSize
274      * @see DatagramSocket#getSendBufferSize
275      */
276     public final static int SO_SNDBUF = 0x1001;
277 
278     /**
279      * Set a hint the size of the underlying buffers used by the
280      * platform for incoming network I/O. When used in set, this is a
281      * suggestion to the kernel from the application about the size of
282      * buffers to use for the data to be received over the
283      * socket. When used in get, this must return the size of the
284      * buffer actually used by the platform when receiving in data on
285      * this socket.
286      *
287      * Valid for all sockets: SocketImpl, DatagramSocketImpl
288      *
289      * @see Socket#setReceiveBufferSize
290      * @see Socket#getReceiveBufferSize
291      * @see DatagramSocket#setReceiveBufferSize
292      * @see DatagramSocket#getReceiveBufferSize
293      */
294     public final static int SO_RCVBUF = 0x1002;
295 
296     /**
297      * When the keepalive option is set for a TCP socket and no data
298      * has been exchanged across the socket in either direction for
299      * 2 hours (NOTE: the actual value is implementation dependent),
300      * TCP automatically sends a keepalive probe to the peer. This probe is a
301      * TCP segment to which the peer must respond.
302      * One of three responses is expected:
303      * 1. The peer responds with the expected ACK. The application is not
304      *    notified (since everything is OK). TCP will send another probe
305      *    following another 2 hours of inactivity.
306      * 2. The peer responds with an RST, which tells the local TCP that
307      *    the peer host has crashed and rebooted. The socket is closed.
308      * 3. There is no response from the peer. The socket is closed.
309      *
310      * The purpose of this option is to detect if the peer host crashes.
311      *
312      * Valid only for TCP socket: SocketImpl
313      *
314      * @see Socket#setKeepAlive
315      * @see Socket#getKeepAlive
316      */
317     public final static int SO_KEEPALIVE = 0x0008;
318 
319     /**
320      * When the OOBINLINE option is set, any TCP urgent data received on
321      * the socket will be received through the socket input stream.
322      * When the option is disabled (which is the default) urgent data
323      * is silently discarded.
324      *
325      * @see Socket#setOOBInline
326      * @see Socket#getOOBInline
327      */
328     public final static int SO_OOBINLINE = 0x1003;
329 }
330