http://www.jboss.org/xnio: The API JAR of the XNIO project (JBoss by Red Hat) 

package org.xnio;

import java.nio.channels.Channel;


A channel source.  Instances of this interface are used to create a channel and associate it with a listener.  Example
uses are to establish a TCP connection (as a client), open a serial port, etc.

Type parameters:
  • <T> – the type of channel
/**
 * A channel source.  Instances of this interface are used to create a channel and associate it with a listener.  Example
 * uses are to establish a TCP connection (as a client), open a serial port, etc.
 *
 * @param <T> the type of channel
 */
public interface ChannelSource<T extends Channel> {

    
Open a channel.

Params:
  • openListener – the listener which will be notified when the channel is open
Returns:the future result of this operation
/**
     * Open a channel.
     *
     * @param openListener the listener which will be notified when the channel is open
     * @return the future result of this operation
     */
    IoFuture<T> open(ChannelListener<? super T> openListener);
}