org.sapia.ubik.net.mplex
Interface StreamSelector

All Known Implementing Classes:

HttpStreamSelector, ObjectStreamSelector, PositiveStreamSelector, SimpleStreamSelector

public interface StreamSelector

This interface derfines the contract of a selector that defines, from a preview of a stream of data, if it can handle the entire stream or not. This interface is used by the MultiplexServerSocket to determine which socket connector will handle a new socket connection.

Author:

Jean-Cedric Desrochers

Copyright:

Copyright © 2002-2004 Sapia Open Source Software. All Rights Reserved.

License:

Read the license.txt file of the jar or visit the license page at the Sapia OSS web site

See Also:

MultiplexServerSocket, HttpStreamSelector, ObjectStreamSelector, SimpleStreamSelector

Method Summary

boolean

selectStream(byte[] header) Selects or not a stream by analyzing the header of the stream passed in.

Method Detail

selectStream

boolean selectStream(byte[] header)

Selects or not a stream by analyzing the header of the stream passed in.

Parameters:

header - The first bytes of the stream.

Returns:

True if the header is accepted by this selector, false otherwise.