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package org.opends.server.api;



import java.util.Collection;
import org.opends.server.config.ConfigEntry;
import org.opends.server.config.ConfigException;
import org.opends.server.core.InitializationException;

import static org.opends.server.loggers.Debug.*;



/**
 * This class defines the set of methods and structures that must be
 * implemented by a Directory Server connection handler.
 */
public abstract class ConnectionHandler
       extends DirectoryThread
{
  /**
   * The fully-qualified name of this class for debugging purposes.
   */
  private static final String CLASS_NAME =
       "org.opends.server.api.ConnectionHandler";



  /**
   * Creates a new instance of this connection handler.  This must be
   * called by all connection handlers, and all connection handlers
   * must provide default constructors (i.e., those that do not take
   * any arguments) that invoke this constructor.
   *
   * @param  threadName  The name to use for this thread.
   */
  protected ConnectionHandler(String threadName)
  {
    super(threadName);

    assert debugConstructor(CLASS_NAME, String.valueOf(threadName));
  }



  /**
   * Initializes this connection handler based on the information in
   * the provided configuration entry.
   *
   * @param  configEntry  The configuration entry that contains the
   *                      information to use to initialize this
   *                      connection handler.
   *
   * @throws  ConfigException  If there is a problem with the
   *                           configuration for this connection
   *                           handler.
   *
   * @throws  InitializationException  If a problem occurs while
   *                                   attempting to initialize this
   *                                   connection handler.
   */
  public abstract void initializeConnectionHandler(
                            ConfigEntry configEntry)
         throws ConfigException, InitializationException;



  /**
   * Closes this connection handler so that it will no longer accept
   * new client connections.  It may or may not disconnect existing
   * client connections based on the provided flag.  Note, however,
   * that some connection handler implementations may not have any way
   * to continue processing requests from existing connections, in
   * which case they should always be closed regardless of the value
   * of the <CODE>closeConnections</CODE> flag.
   *
   * @param  finalizeReason    The reason that this connection handler
   *                           should be finalized.
   * @param  closeConnections  Indicates whether any established
   *                           client connections associated with the
   *                           connection handler should also be
   *                           closed.
   */
  public abstract void finalizeConnectionHandler(
                            String finalizeReason,
                            boolean closeConnections);



  /**
   * Retrieves the set of active client connections that have been
   * established through this connection handler.
   *
   * @return  The set of active client connections that have been
   *          established through this connection handler.
   */
  public abstract Collection<ClientConnection> getClientConnections();



  /**
   * Operates in a loop, accepting new connections and ensuring that
   * requests on those connections are handled properly.
   */
  public abstract void run();



  /**
   * Retrieves a string representation of this connection handler.
   *
   * @return  A string representation of this connection handler.
   */
  public String toString()
  {
    assert debugEnter(CLASS_NAME, "toString");

    StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
    toString(buffer);
    return buffer.toString();
  }



  /**
   * Appends a string representation of this connection handler to the
   * provided buffer.
   *
   * @param  buffer  The buffer to which the information should be
   *                 appended.
   */
  public abstract void toString(StringBuilder buffer);
}