# Class AsynchronousServerSocketChannel

java.lang.Object
java.nio.channels.AsynchronousServerSocketChannel

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Closeable`, `AutoCloseable`, `AsynchronousChannel`, `Channel`, `NetworkChannel`

public abstract class AsynchronousServerSocketChannel extends Object implements AsynchronousChannel, NetworkChannel
An asynchronous channel for stream-oriented listening sockets.

An asynchronous server-socket channel is created by invoking the `open` method of this class. A newly-created asynchronous server-socket channel is open but not yet bound. It can be bound to a local address and configured to listen for connections by invoking the `bind` method. Once bound, the `accept` method is used to initiate the accepting of connections to the channel's socket. An attempt to invoke the `accept` method on an unbound channel will cause a `NotYetBoundException` to be thrown.

Channels of this type are safe for use by multiple concurrent threads though at most one accept operation can be outstanding at any time. If a thread initiates an accept operation before a previous accept operation has completed then an `AcceptPendingException` will be thrown.

Socket options are configured using the `setOption` method. Channels of this type support the following options:

> Socket options
> Option Name | Description
> --- | ---
> `SO_RCVBUF` | The size of the socket receive buffer
> `SO_REUSEADDR` | Re-use address

Additional (implementation specific) options may also be supported.

Usage Example:

     final AsynchronousServerSocketChannel listener =
         AsynchronousServerSocketChannel.open().bind(new InetSocketAddress(5000));

     listener.accept(null, new CompletionHandler<AsynchronousSocketChannel,Void>() {
         public void completed(AsynchronousSocketChannel ch, Void att) {
             // accept the next connection
             listener.accept(null, this);

             // handle this connection
             handle(ch);
         }
         public void failed(Throwable exc, Void att) {
             ...
         }
     });

Since:
  1.7

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Modifier
  Constructor
  Description
  `protected`
  `AsynchronousServerSocketChannel(AsynchronousChannelProvider provider)`
  Initializes a new instance of this class.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `abstract Future<AsynchronousSocketChannel>`
  `accept()`
  Accepts a connection.
  `abstract <A> void`
  `accept(A attachment, CompletionHandler<AsynchronousSocketChannel, ? super A> handler)`
  Accepts a connection.
  `final AsynchronousServerSocketChannel`
  `bind(SocketAddress local)`
  Binds the channel's socket to a local address and configures the socket to listen for connections.
  `abstract AsynchronousServerSocketChannel`
  `bind(SocketAddress local, int backlog)`
  Binds the channel's socket to a local address and configures the socket to listen for connections.
  `abstract SocketAddress`
  `getLocalAddress()`
  Returns the socket address that this channel's socket is bound to.
  `static AsynchronousServerSocketChannel`
  `open()`
  Opens an asynchronous server-socket channel.
  `static AsynchronousServerSocketChannel`
  `open(AsynchronousChannelGroup group)`
  Opens an asynchronous server-socket channel.
  `final AsynchronousChannelProvider`
  `provider()`
  Returns the provider that created this channel.
  `abstract <T> AsynchronousServerSocketChannel`
  `setOption(SocketOption<T> name, T value)`
  Sets the value of a socket option.

  ### Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

  ### Methods declared in interface java.nio.channels.AsynchronousChannel

  `close`

  ### Methods declared in interface java.nio.channels.Channel

  `isOpen`

  ### Methods declared in interface java.nio.channels.NetworkChannel

  `getOption, supportedOptions`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### AsynchronousServerSocketChannel

    protected AsynchronousServerSocketChannel(AsynchronousChannelProvider provider)
    Initializes a new instance of this class.
    Parameters:
      `provider` - The provider that created this channel

- ## Method Details

  - ### provider

    public final AsynchronousChannelProvider provider()
    Returns the provider that created this channel.
    Returns:
      The provider that created this channel

  - ### open

    public static AsynchronousServerSocketChannel open(AsynchronousChannelGroup group) throws IOException
    Opens an asynchronous server-socket channel.

    The new channel is created by invoking the `openAsynchronousServerSocketChannel` method on the `AsynchronousChannelProvider` object that created the given group. If the group parameter is `null` then the resulting channel is created by the system-wide default provider, and bound to the default group.

    Parameters:
      `group` - The group to which the newly constructed channel should be bound, or `null` for the default group
    Returns:
      A new asynchronous server socket channel
    Throws:
      `ShutdownChannelGroupException` - If the channel group is shutdown
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs

  - ### open

    public static AsynchronousServerSocketChannel open() throws IOException
    Opens an asynchronous server-socket channel.

    This method returns an asynchronous server socket channel that is bound to the default group. This method is equivalent to evaluating the expression:

            open((AsynchronousChannelGroup)null);

    Returns:
      A new asynchronous server socket channel
    Throws:
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs

  - ### bind

    public final AsynchronousServerSocketChannel bind(SocketAddress local) throws IOException
    Binds the channel's socket to a local address and configures the socket to listen for connections.

    An invocation of this method is equivalent to the following:

            bind(local, 0);

    Specified by:
      `bind` in interface `NetworkChannel`
    Parameters:
      `local` - The local address to bind the socket, or `null` to bind to an automatically assigned socket address
    Returns:
      This channel
    Throws:
      `AlreadyBoundException` - If the socket is already bound
      `UnsupportedAddressTypeException` - If the type of the given address is not supported
      `ClosedChannelException` - If the channel is closed
      `IOException` - If some other I/O error occurs
    See Also:
      - `NetworkChannel.getLocalAddress()`

  - ### bind

    public abstract AsynchronousServerSocketChannel bind(SocketAddress local, int backlog) throws IOException
    Binds the channel's socket to a local address and configures the socket to listen for connections.

    This method is used to establish an association between the socket and a local address. Once an association is established then the socket remains bound until the associated channel is closed.

    The `backlog` parameter is the maximum number of pending connections on the socket. Its exact semantics are implementation specific. In particular, an implementation may impose a maximum length or may choose to ignore the parameter altogther. If the `backlog` parameter has the value `0`, or a negative value, then an implementation specific default is used.

    Parameters:
      `local` - The local address to bind the socket, or `null` to bind to an automatically assigned socket address
      `backlog` - The maximum number of pending connections
    Returns:
      This channel
    Throws:
      `AlreadyBoundException` - If the socket is already bound
      `UnsupportedAddressTypeException` - If the type of the given address is not supported
      `ClosedChannelException` - If the channel is closed
      `IOException` - If some other I/O error occurs

  - ### setOption

    public abstract <T> AsynchronousServerSocketChannel setOption(SocketOption<T> name, T value) throws IOException
    Description copied from interface: `NetworkChannel`
    Sets the value of a socket option.
    Specified by:
      `setOption` in interface `NetworkChannel`
    Type Parameters:
      `T` - The type of the socket option value
    Parameters:
      `name` - The socket option
      `value` - The value of the socket option. A value of `null` may be a valid value for some socket options.
    Returns:
      This channel
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - If the value is not a valid value for this socket option
      `ClosedChannelException` - If this channel is closed
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs
    See Also:
      - `StandardSocketOptions`

  - ### accept

    public abstract <A> void accept(A attachment, CompletionHandler<AsynchronousSocketChannel, ? super A> handler)
    Accepts a connection.

    This method initiates an asynchronous operation to accept a connection made to this channel's socket. The `handler` parameter is a completion handler that is invoked when a connection is accepted (or the operation fails). The result passed to the completion handler is the `AsynchronousSocketChannel` to the new connection.

    When a new connection is accepted then the resulting `AsynchronousSocketChannel` will be bound to the same `AsynchronousChannelGroup` as this channel. If the group is `shutdown` and a connection is accepted, then the connection is closed, and the operation completes with an `IOException` and cause `ShutdownChannelGroupException`.

    To allow for concurrent handling of new connections, the completion handler is not invoked directly by the initiating thread when a new connection is accepted immediately (see Threading).

    Type Parameters:
      `A` - The type of the attachment
    Parameters:
      `attachment` - The object to attach to the I/O operation; can be `null`
      `handler` - The handler for consuming the result
    Throws:
      `AcceptPendingException` - If an accept operation is already in progress on this channel
      `NotYetBoundException` - If this channel's socket has not yet been bound
      `ShutdownChannelGroupException` - If the channel group has terminated

  - ### accept

    public abstract Future<AsynchronousSocketChannel> accept()
    Accepts a connection.

    This method initiates an asynchronous operation to accept a connection made to this channel's socket. The method behaves in exactly the same manner as the `accept(Object, CompletionHandler)` method except that instead of specifying a completion handler, this method returns a `Future` representing the pending result. The `Future`'s `get` method returns the `AsynchronousSocketChannel` to the new connection on successful completion.

    Returns:
      a `Future` object representing the pending result
    Throws:
      `AcceptPendingException` - If an accept operation is already in progress on this channel
      `NotYetBoundException` - If this channel's socket has not yet been bound

  - ### getLocalAddress

    public abstract SocketAddress getLocalAddress() throws IOException
    Returns the socket address that this channel's socket is bound to.

    Where the channel is `bound` to an Internet Protocol socket address then the return value from this method is of type `InetSocketAddress`.

    Specified by:
      `getLocalAddress` in interface `NetworkChannel`
    Returns:
      The `SocketAddress` that the socket is bound to; `null` if the channel's socket is not bound
    Throws:
      `ClosedChannelException` - If the channel is closed
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs