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25 
26 package java.net;
27 
28 import java.lang.annotation.Native;
29 
30 /**
31  * Interface of methods to get/set socket options.  This interface is
32  * implemented by: <B>SocketImpl</B> and  <B>DatagramSocketImpl</B>.
33  * Subclasses of these should override the methods
34  * of this interface in order to support their own options.
35  * <P>
36  * The methods and constants which specify options in this interface are
37  * for implementation only.  If you're not subclassing SocketImpl or
38  * DatagramSocketImpl, <B>you won't use these directly.</B> There are
39  * type-safe methods to get/set each of these options in Socket, ServerSocket,
40  * DatagramSocket and MulticastSocket.
41  * <P>
42  * @author David Brown
43  */
44 
45 
46 public interface SocketOptions {
47 
48     /**
49      * Enable/disable the option specified by <I>optID</I>.  If the option
50      * is to be enabled, and it takes an option-specific "value",  this is
51      * passed in <I>value</I>.  The actual type of value is option-specific,
52      * and it is an error to pass something that isn't of the expected type:
53      * <BR><PRE>
54      * SocketImpl s;
55      * ...
56      * s.setOption(SO_LINGER, new Integer(10));
57      *    // OK - set SO_LINGER w/ timeout of 10 sec.
58      * s.setOption(SO_LINGER, new Double(10));
59      *    // ERROR - expects java.lang.Integer
60      *</PRE>
61      * If the requested option is binary, it can be set using this method by
62      * a java.lang.Boolean:
63      * <BR><PRE>
64      * s.setOption(TCP_NODELAY, new Boolean(true));
65      *    // OK - enables TCP_NODELAY, a binary option
66      * </PRE>
67      * <BR>
68      * Any option can be disabled using this method with a Boolean(false):
69      * <BR><PRE>
70      * s.setOption(TCP_NODELAY, new Boolean(false));
71      *    // OK - disables TCP_NODELAY
72      * s.setOption(SO_LINGER, new Boolean(false));
73      *    // OK - disables SO_LINGER
74      * </PRE>
75      * <BR>
76      * For an option that has a notion of on and off, and requires
77      * a non-boolean parameter, setting its value to anything other than
78      * <I>Boolean(false)</I> implicitly enables it.
79      * <BR>
80      * Throws SocketException if the option is unrecognized,
81      * the socket is closed, or some low-level error occurred
82      * <BR>
83      * @param optID identifies the option
84      * @param value the parameter of the socket option
85      * @throws SocketException if the option is unrecognized,
86      * the socket is closed, or some low-level error occurred
87      * @see #getOption(int)
88      */
89     public void
setOption(int optID, Object value)90         setOption(int optID, Object value) throws SocketException;
91 
92     /**
93      * Fetch the value of an option.
94      * Binary options will return java.lang.Boolean(true)
95      * if enabled, java.lang.Boolean(false) if disabled, e.g.:
96      * <BR><PRE>
97      * SocketImpl s;
98      * ...
99      * Boolean noDelay = (Boolean)(s.getOption(TCP_NODELAY));
100      * if (noDelay.booleanValue()) {
101      *     // true if TCP_NODELAY is enabled...
102      * ...
103      * }
104      * </PRE>
105      * <P>
106      * For options that take a particular type as a parameter,
107      * getOption(int) will return the parameter's value, else
108      * it will return java.lang.Boolean(false):
109      * <PRE>
110      * Object o = s.getOption(SO_LINGER);
111      * if (o instanceof Integer) {
112      *     System.out.print("Linger time is " + ((Integer)o).intValue());
113      * } else {
114      *   // the true type of o is java.lang.Boolean(false);
115      * }
116      * </PRE>
117      *
118      * @param optID an {@code int} identifying the option to fetch
119      * @return the value of the option
120      * @throws SocketException if the socket is closed
121      * @throws SocketException if <I>optID</I> is unknown along the
122      *         protocol stack (including the SocketImpl)
123      * @see #setOption(int, java.lang.Object)
124      */
getOption(int optID)125     public Object getOption(int optID) throws SocketException;
126 
127     /**
128      * The java-supported BSD-style options.
129      */
130 
131     /**
132      * Disable Nagle's algorithm for this connection.  Written data
133      * to the network is not buffered pending acknowledgement of
134      * previously written data.
135      *<P>
136      * Valid for TCP only: SocketImpl.
137      *
138      * @see Socket#setTcpNoDelay
139      * @see Socket#getTcpNoDelay
140      */
141 
142     @Native public final static int TCP_NODELAY = 0x0001;
143 
144     /**
145      * Fetch the local address binding of a socket (this option cannot
146      * be "set" only "gotten", since sockets are bound at creation time,
147      * and so the locally bound address cannot be changed).  The default local
148      * address of a socket is INADDR_ANY, meaning any local address on a
149      * multi-homed host.  A multi-homed host can use this option to accept
150      * connections to only one of its addresses (in the case of a
151      * ServerSocket or DatagramSocket), or to specify its return address
152      * to the peer (for a Socket or DatagramSocket).  The parameter of
153      * this option is an InetAddress.
154      * <P>
155      * This option <B>must</B> be specified in the constructor.
156      * <P>
157      * Valid for: SocketImpl, DatagramSocketImpl
158      *
159      * @see Socket#getLocalAddress
160      * @see DatagramSocket#getLocalAddress
161      */
162 
163     @Native public final static int SO_BINDADDR = 0x000F;
164 
165     /** Sets SO_REUSEADDR for a socket.  This is used only for MulticastSockets
166      * in java, and it is set by default for MulticastSockets.
167      * <P>
168      * Valid for: DatagramSocketImpl
169      */
170 
171     @Native public final static int SO_REUSEADDR = 0x04;
172 
173     /**
174      * Sets SO_BROADCAST for a socket. This option enables and disables
175      * the ability of the process to send broadcast messages. It is supported
176      * for only datagram sockets and only on networks that support
177      * the concept of a broadcast message (e.g. Ethernet, token ring, etc.),
178      * and it is set by default for DatagramSockets.
179      * @since 1.4
180      */
181 
182     @Native public final static int SO_BROADCAST = 0x0020;
183 
184     /** Set which outgoing interface on which to send multicast packets.
185      * Useful on hosts with multiple network interfaces, where applications
186      * want to use other than the system default.  Takes/returns an InetAddress.
187      * <P>
188      * Valid for Multicast: DatagramSocketImpl
189      *
190      * @see MulticastSocket#setInterface(InetAddress)
191      * @see MulticastSocket#getInterface()
192      */
193 
194     @Native public final static int IP_MULTICAST_IF = 0x10;
195 
196     /** Same as above. This option is introduced so that the behaviour
197      *  with IP_MULTICAST_IF will be kept the same as before, while
198      *  this new option can support setting outgoing interfaces with either
199      *  IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
200      *
201      *  NOTE: make sure there is no conflict with this
202      * @see MulticastSocket#setNetworkInterface(NetworkInterface)
203      * @see MulticastSocket#getNetworkInterface()
204      * @since 1.4
205      */
206     @Native public final static int IP_MULTICAST_IF2 = 0x1f;
207 
208     /**
209      * This option enables or disables local loopback of multicast datagrams.
210      * This option is enabled by default for Multicast Sockets.
211      * @since 1.4
212      */
213 
214     @Native public final static int IP_MULTICAST_LOOP = 0x12;
215 
216     /**
217      * This option sets the type-of-service or traffic class field
218      * in the IP header for a TCP or UDP socket.
219      * @since 1.4
220      */
221 
222     @Native public final static int IP_TOS = 0x3;
223 
224     /**
225      * Specify a linger-on-close timeout.  This option disables/enables
226      * immediate return from a <B>close()</B> of a TCP Socket.  Enabling
227      * this option with a non-zero Integer <I>timeout</I> means that a
228      * <B>close()</B> will block pending the transmission and acknowledgement
229      * of all data written to the peer, at which point the socket is closed
230      * <I>gracefully</I>.  Upon reaching the linger timeout, the socket is
231      * closed <I>forcefully</I>, with a TCP RST. Enabling the option with a
232      * timeout of zero does a forceful close immediately. If the specified
233      * timeout value exceeds 65,535 it will be reduced to 65,535.
234      * <P>
235      * Valid only for TCP: SocketImpl
236      *
237      * @see Socket#setSoLinger
238      * @see Socket#getSoLinger
239      */
240     @Native public final static int SO_LINGER = 0x0080;
241 
242     /** Set a timeout on blocking Socket operations:
243      * <PRE>
244      * ServerSocket.accept();
245      * SocketInputStream.read();
246      * DatagramSocket.receive();
247      * </PRE>
248      *
249      * <P> The option must be set prior to entering a blocking
250      * operation to take effect.  If the timeout expires and the
251      * operation would continue to block,
252      * <B>java.io.InterruptedIOException</B> is raised.  The Socket is
253      * not closed in this case.
254      *
255      * <P> Valid for all sockets: SocketImpl, DatagramSocketImpl
256      *
257      * @see Socket#setSoTimeout
258      * @see ServerSocket#setSoTimeout
259      * @see DatagramSocket#setSoTimeout
260      */
261     @Native public final static int SO_TIMEOUT = 0x1006;
262 
263     /**
264      * Set a hint the size of the underlying buffers used by the
265      * platform for outgoing network I/O. When used in set, this is a
266      * suggestion to the kernel from the application about the size of
267      * buffers to use for the data to be sent over the socket. When
268      * used in get, this must return the size of the buffer actually
269      * used by the platform when sending out data on this socket.
270      *
271      * Valid for all sockets: SocketImpl, DatagramSocketImpl
272      *
273      * @see Socket#setSendBufferSize
274      * @see Socket#getSendBufferSize
275      * @see DatagramSocket#setSendBufferSize
276      * @see DatagramSocket#getSendBufferSize
277      */
278     @Native public final static int SO_SNDBUF = 0x1001;
279 
280     /**
281      * Set a hint the size of the underlying buffers used by the
282      * platform for incoming network I/O. When used in set, this is a
283      * suggestion to the kernel from the application about the size of
284      * buffers to use for the data to be received over the
285      * socket. When used in get, this must return the size of the
286      * buffer actually used by the platform when receiving in data on
287      * this socket.
288      *
289      * Valid for all sockets: SocketImpl, DatagramSocketImpl
290      *
291      * @see Socket#setReceiveBufferSize
292      * @see Socket#getReceiveBufferSize
293      * @see DatagramSocket#setReceiveBufferSize
294      * @see DatagramSocket#getReceiveBufferSize
295      */
296     @Native public final static int SO_RCVBUF = 0x1002;
297 
298     /**
299      * When the keepalive option is set for a TCP socket and no data
300      * has been exchanged across the socket in either direction for
301      * 2 hours (NOTE: the actual value is implementation dependent),
302      * TCP automatically sends a keepalive probe to the peer. This probe is a
303      * TCP segment to which the peer must respond.
304      * One of three responses is expected:
305      * 1. The peer responds with the expected ACK. The application is not
306      *    notified (since everything is OK). TCP will send another probe
307      *    following another 2 hours of inactivity.
308      * 2. The peer responds with an RST, which tells the local TCP that
309      *    the peer host has crashed and rebooted. The socket is closed.
310      * 3. There is no response from the peer. The socket is closed.
311      *
312      * The purpose of this option is to detect if the peer host crashes.
313      *
314      * Valid only for TCP socket: SocketImpl
315      *
316      * @see Socket#setKeepAlive
317      * @see Socket#getKeepAlive
318      */
319     @Native public final static int SO_KEEPALIVE = 0x0008;
320 
321     /**
322      * When the OOBINLINE option is set, any TCP urgent data received on
323      * the socket will be received through the socket input stream.
324      * When the option is disabled (which is the default) urgent data
325      * is silently discarded.
326      *
327      * @see Socket#setOOBInline
328      * @see Socket#getOOBInline
329      */
330     @Native public final static int SO_OOBINLINE = 0x1003;
331 }
332