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package io.netty.channel;

import java.net.SocketAddress;


ChannelHandler which will get notified for IO-outbound-operations. 
/**
 * {@link ChannelHandler} which will get notified for IO-outbound-operations.
 */
public interface ChannelOutboundHandler extends ChannelHandler {
    
Called once a bind operation is made.

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/**
     * Called once a bind operation is made.
     *
     * @param ctx           the {@link ChannelHandlerContext} for which the bind operation is made
     * @param localAddress  the {@link SocketAddress} to which it should bound
     * @param promise       the {@link ChannelPromise} to notify once the operation completes
     * @throws Exception    thrown if an error occurs
     */
    void bind(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, SocketAddress localAddress, ChannelPromise promise) throws Exception;

    
Called once a connect operation is made.

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/**
     * Called once a connect operation is made.
     *
     * @param ctx               the {@link ChannelHandlerContext} for which the connect operation is made
     * @param remoteAddress     the {@link SocketAddress} to which it should connect
     * @param localAddress      the {@link SocketAddress} which is used as source on connect
     * @param promise           the {@link ChannelPromise} to notify once the operation completes
     * @throws Exception        thrown if an error occurs
     */
    void connect(
            ChannelHandlerContext ctx, SocketAddress remoteAddress,
            SocketAddress localAddress, ChannelPromise promise) throws Exception;

    
Called once a disconnect operation is made.

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/**
     * Called once a disconnect operation is made.
     *
     * @param ctx               the {@link ChannelHandlerContext} for which the disconnect operation is made
     * @param promise           the {@link ChannelPromise} to notify once the operation completes
     * @throws Exception        thrown if an error occurs
     */
    void disconnect(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ChannelPromise promise) throws Exception;

    
Called once a close operation is made.

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/**
     * Called once a close operation is made.
     *
     * @param ctx               the {@link ChannelHandlerContext} for which the close operation is made
     * @param promise           the {@link ChannelPromise} to notify once the operation completes
     * @throws Exception        thrown if an error occurs
     */
    void close(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ChannelPromise promise) throws Exception;

    
Called once a deregister operation is made from the current registered EventLoop. 
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/**
     * Called once a deregister operation is made from the current registered {@link EventLoop}.
     *
     * @param ctx               the {@link ChannelHandlerContext} for which the close operation is made
     * @param promise           the {@link ChannelPromise} to notify once the operation completes
     * @throws Exception        thrown if an error occurs
     */
    void deregister(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ChannelPromise promise) throws Exception;

    /**
     * Intercepts {@link ChannelHandlerContext#read()}.
     */
    void read(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception;

    
Called once a write operation is made. The write operation will write the messages through the ChannelPipeline. Those are then ready to be flushed to the actual Channel once Channel.flush() is called 
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/**
    * Called once a write operation is made. The write operation will write the messages through the
     * {@link ChannelPipeline}. Those are then ready to be flushed to the actual {@link Channel} once
     * {@link Channel#flush()} is called
     *
     * @param ctx               the {@link ChannelHandlerContext} for which the write operation is made
     * @param msg               the message to write
     * @param promise           the {@link ChannelPromise} to notify once the operation completes
     * @throws Exception        thrown if an error occurs
     */
    void write(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Object msg, ChannelPromise promise) throws Exception;

    
Called once a flush operation is made. The flush operation will try to flush out all previous written messages
that are pending.

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/**
     * Called once a flush operation is made. The flush operation will try to flush out all previous written messages
     * that are pending.
     *
     * @param ctx               the {@link ChannelHandlerContext} for which the flush operation is made
     * @throws Exception        thrown if an error occurs
     */
    void flush(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception;
}