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* Copyright 2014 The Netty Project
*
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* version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
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*
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*
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package io.netty.resolver;
import io.netty.util.concurrent.
Future;
import io.netty.util.concurrent.
Promise;
import io.netty.util.internal.
UnstableApi;
import java.io.
Closeable;
import java.util.
List;
/**
* Resolves an arbitrary string that represents the name of an endpoint into an address.
*/
@
UnstableApi
public interface
NameResolver<T> extends
Closeable {
/**
* Resolves the specified name into an address.
*
* @param inetHost the name to resolve
*
* @return the address as the result of the resolution
*/
Future<T>
resolve(
String inetHost);
/**
* Resolves the specified name into an address.
*
* @param inetHost the name to resolve
* @param promise the {@link Promise} which will be fulfilled when the name resolution is finished
*
* @return the address as the result of the resolution
*/
Future<T>
resolve(
String inetHost,
Promise<T>
promise);
/**
* Resolves the specified host name and port into a list of address.
*
* @param inetHost the name to resolve
*
* @return the list of the address as the result of the resolution
*/
Future<
List<T>>
resolveAll(
String inetHost);
/**
* Resolves the specified host name and port into a list of address.
*
* @param inetHost the name to resolve
* @param promise the {@link Promise} which will be fulfilled when the name resolution is finished
*
* @return the list of the address as the result of the resolution
*/
Future<
List<T>>
resolveAll(
String inetHost,
Promise<
List<T>>
promise);
/**
* Closes all the resources allocated and used by this resolver.
*/
@
Override
void
close();
}