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package io.netty.channel;

import io.netty.util.concurrent.Future;
import io.netty.util.concurrent.GenericFutureListener;
import io.netty.util.concurrent.Promise;

Special ChannelFuture which is writable. /**
 * Special {@link ChannelFuture} which is writable.
 */
public interface ChannelPromise extends ChannelFuture, Promise<Void> {

    @Override
    Channel channel();

    @Override
    ChannelPromise setSuccess(Void result);

    ChannelPromise setSuccess();

    boolean trySuccess();

    @Override
    ChannelPromise setFailure(Throwable cause);

    @Override
    ChannelPromise addListener(GenericFutureListener<? extends Future<? super Void>> listener);

    @Override
    ChannelPromise addListeners(GenericFutureListener<? extends Future<? super Void>>... listeners);

    @Override
    ChannelPromise removeListener(GenericFutureListener<? extends Future<? super Void>> listener);

    @Override
    ChannelPromise removeListeners(GenericFutureListener<? extends Future<? super Void>>... listeners);

    @Override
    ChannelPromise sync() throws InterruptedException;

    @Override
    ChannelPromise syncUninterruptibly();

    @Override
    ChannelPromise await() throws InterruptedException;

    @Override
    ChannelPromise awaitUninterruptibly();

    
Returns a new ChannelPromise if ChannelFuture.isVoid() returns true otherwise itself. /**
     * Returns a new {@link ChannelPromise} if {@link #isVoid()} returns {@code true} otherwise itself.
     */
    ChannelPromise unvoid();
}