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package io.vertx.core.net.impl.clientconnection;

import io.vertx.core.AsyncResult;
import io.vertx.core.Handler;
import io.vertx.core.impl.ContextInternal;

Provides how the connection manager interacts its connections.
Author:
Julien Viet/**
 * Provides how the connection manager interacts its connections.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:julien@julienviet.com">Julien Viet</a>
 */
public interface ConnectionProvider<C> {

  
Connect to the server.
Params:
listener – the listener
context – the context to use for the connection
resultHandler – the handler notified with the connection success or failure/**
   * Connect to the server.
   *
   * @param listener the listener
   * @param context the context to use for the connection
   * @param resultHandler the handler notified with the connection success or failure
   */
  void connect(ConnectionListener<C> listener, ContextInternal context, Handler<AsyncResult<ConnectResult<C>>> resultHandler);

  
Initialize the connection.
Params:
conn – the connection/**
   * Initialize the connection.
   *
   * @param conn the connection
   */
  void init(C conn);

  
Check the connection validity
Params:
conn – the connection
Returns:
true when connection is still valid/**
   * Check the connection validity
   *
   * @param conn the connection
   * @return {@code true} when connection is still valid
   */
  default boolean isValid(C conn) {
    return true;
  }

  
Close a connection.
Params:
conn – the connection/**
   * Close a connection.
   *
   * @param conn the connection
   */
  void close(C conn);

}