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package java.nio.channels;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.channels.spi.*;


A pair of channels that implements a unidirectional pipe.

A pipe consists of a pair of channels: A writable sink channel and a readable source channel. Once some bytes are written to the sink channel they can be read from source channel in exactlyAthe order in which they were written.

Whether or not a thread writing bytes to a pipe will block until another thread reads those bytes, or some previously-written bytes, from the pipe is system-dependent and therefore unspecified. Many pipe implementations will buffer up to a certain number of bytes between the sink and source channels, but such buffering should not be assumed.

Author:Mark Reinhold, JSR-51 Expert Group
Since:1.4
/** * A pair of channels that implements a unidirectional pipe. * * <p> A pipe consists of a pair of channels: A writable {@link * Pipe.SinkChannel sink} channel and a readable {@link Pipe.SourceChannel source} * channel. Once some bytes are written to the sink channel they can be read * from source channel in exactlyAthe order in which they were written. * * <p> Whether or not a thread writing bytes to a pipe will block until another * thread reads those bytes, or some previously-written bytes, from the pipe is * system-dependent and therefore unspecified. Many pipe implementations will * buffer up to a certain number of bytes between the sink and source channels, * but such buffering should not be assumed. </p> * * * @author Mark Reinhold * @author JSR-51 Expert Group * @since 1.4 */
public abstract class Pipe {
A channel representing the readable end of a Pipe.
Since:1.4
/** * A channel representing the readable end of a {@link Pipe}. * * @since 1.4 */
public static abstract class SourceChannel extends AbstractSelectableChannel implements ReadableByteChannel, ScatteringByteChannel {
Constructs a new instance of this class.
Params:
  • provider – The selector provider
/** * Constructs a new instance of this class. * * @param provider * The selector provider */
protected SourceChannel(SelectorProvider provider) { super(provider); }
Returns an operation set identifying this channel's supported operations.

Pipe-source channels only support reading, so this method returns SelectionKey.OP_READ.

Returns: The valid-operation set
/** * Returns an operation set identifying this channel's supported * operations. * * <p> Pipe-source channels only support reading, so this method * returns {@link SelectionKey#OP_READ}. </p> * * @return The valid-operation set */
public final int validOps() { return SelectionKey.OP_READ; } }
A channel representing the writable end of a Pipe.
Since:1.4
/** * A channel representing the writable end of a {@link Pipe}. * * @since 1.4 */
public static abstract class SinkChannel extends AbstractSelectableChannel implements WritableByteChannel, GatheringByteChannel {
Initializes a new instance of this class.
Params:
  • provider – The selector provider
/** * Initializes a new instance of this class. * * @param provider * The selector provider */
protected SinkChannel(SelectorProvider provider) { super(provider); }
Returns an operation set identifying this channel's supported operations.

Pipe-sink channels only support writing, so this method returns SelectionKey.OP_WRITE.

Returns: The valid-operation set
/** * Returns an operation set identifying this channel's supported * operations. * * <p> Pipe-sink channels only support writing, so this method returns * {@link SelectionKey#OP_WRITE}. </p> * * @return The valid-operation set */
public final int validOps() { return SelectionKey.OP_WRITE; } }
Initializes a new instance of this class.
/** * Initializes a new instance of this class. */
protected Pipe() { }
Returns this pipe's source channel.
Returns: This pipe's source channel
/** * Returns this pipe's source channel. * * @return This pipe's source channel */
public abstract SourceChannel source();
Returns this pipe's sink channel.
Returns: This pipe's sink channel
/** * Returns this pipe's sink channel. * * @return This pipe's sink channel */
public abstract SinkChannel sink();
Opens a pipe.

The new pipe is created by invoking the openPipe method of the system-wide default SelectorProvider object.

Throws:
Returns: A new pipe
/** * Opens a pipe. * * <p> The new pipe is created by invoking the {@link * java.nio.channels.spi.SelectorProvider#openPipe openPipe} method of the * system-wide default {@link java.nio.channels.spi.SelectorProvider} * object. </p> * * @return A new pipe * * @throws IOException * If an I/O error occurs */
public static Pipe open() throws IOException { return SelectorProvider.provider().openPipe(); } }