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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.net.SocketAddress;
import java.nio.channels.UnsupportedAddressTypeException;
import java.util.List;

Resolves a possibility unresolved SocketAddress. /**
 * Resolves a possibility unresolved {@link SocketAddress}.
 */
@UnstableApi
public interface AddressResolver<T extends SocketAddress> extends Closeable {

  
Returns true if and only if the specified address is supported by this resolved. /**
   * Returns {@code true} if and only if the specified address is supported by this resolved.
   */
  boolean isSupported(SocketAddress address);

  
Returns true if and only if the specified address has been resolved. 
Throws:
UnsupportedAddressTypeException – if the specified address is not supported by this resolver/**
   * Returns {@code true} if and only if the specified address has been resolved.
   *
   * @throws UnsupportedAddressTypeException if the specified address is not supported by this resolver
   */
  boolean isResolved(SocketAddress address);

  
Resolves the specified address. If the specified address is resolved already, this method does nothing
but returning the original address.
Params:
address – the address to resolve
Returns:
the SocketAddress as the result of the resolution/**
   * Resolves the specified address. If the specified address is resolved already, this method does nothing
   * but returning the original address.
   *
   * @param address the address to resolve
   *
   * @return the {@link SocketAddress} as the result of the resolution
   */
  Future<T> resolve(SocketAddress address);

  
Resolves the specified address. If the specified address is resolved already, this method does nothing
but returning the original address.
Params:
address – the address to resolve
promise – the Promise which will be fulfilled when the name resolution is finished
Returns:
the SocketAddress as the result of the resolution/**
   * Resolves the specified address. If the specified address is resolved already, this method does nothing
   * but returning the original address.
   *
   * @param address the address to resolve
   * @param promise the {@link Promise} which will be fulfilled when the name resolution is finished
   *
   * @return the {@link SocketAddress} as the result of the resolution
   */
  Future<T> resolve(SocketAddress address, Promise<T> promise);

  
Resolves the specified address. If the specified address is resolved already, this method does nothing
but returning the original address.
Params:
address – the address to resolve
Returns:
the list of the SocketAddresses as the result of the resolution/**
   * Resolves the specified address. If the specified address is resolved already, this method does nothing
   * but returning the original address.
   *
   * @param address the address to resolve
   *
   * @return the list of the {@link SocketAddress}es as the result of the resolution
   */
  Future<List<T>> resolveAll(SocketAddress address);

  
Resolves the specified address. If the specified address is resolved already, this method does nothing
but returning the original address.
Params:
address – the address to resolve
promise – the Promise which will be fulfilled when the name resolution is finished
Returns:
the list of the SocketAddresses as the result of the resolution/**
   * Resolves the specified address. If the specified address is resolved already, this method does nothing
   * but returning the original address.
   *
   * @param address the address to resolve
   * @param promise the {@link Promise} which will be fulfilled when the name resolution is finished
   *
   * @return the list of the {@link SocketAddress}es as the result of the resolution
   */
  Future<List<T>> resolveAll(SocketAddress address, Promise<List<T>> promise);

  
Closes all the resources allocated and used by this resolver.
/**
   * Closes all the resources allocated and used by this resolver.
   */
  @Override
  void close();
}