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package org.xnio.channels;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import org.xnio.ChannelListener;

A channel that can receive messages.  Such a channel receives whole messages only.
/**
 * A channel that can receive messages.  Such a channel receives whole messages only.
 */
public interface ReadableMessageChannel extends SuspendableReadChannel, Configurable {
    
Receive a message.
Params:
buffer – the buffer that will hold the message
Throws:
IOException – if an I/O error occurs
Returns:
the size of the received message, 0 if no message is available, and -1 if the message channel has reached an end-of-file condition/**
     * Receive a message.
     *
     * @param buffer the buffer that will hold the message
     * @return the size of the received message, 0 if no message is available, and -1 if the message channel has reached an end-of-file condition
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
     */
    int receive(ByteBuffer buffer) throws IOException;

    
Receive a message.
Params:
buffers – the buffers that will hold the message
Throws:
IOException – if an I/O error occurs
Returns:
the size of the received message, 0 if no message is available, and -1 if the message channel has reached an end-of-file condition/**
     * Receive a message.
     *
     * @param buffers the buffers that will hold the message
     * @return the size of the received message, 0 if no message is available, and -1 if the message channel has reached an end-of-file condition
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
     */
    long receive(ByteBuffer[] buffers) throws IOException;

    
Receive a message.
Params:
buffers – the buffers that will hold the message
offs – the offset into the array of buffers of the first buffer to read into
len – the number of buffers to fill
Throws:
IOException – if an I/O error occurs
Returns:
the size of the received message, 0 if no message is available, and -1 if the message channel has reached an end-of-file condition/**
     * Receive a message.
     *
     * @param buffers the buffers that will hold the message
     * @param offs the offset into the array of buffers of the first buffer to read into
     * @param len the number of buffers to fill
     * @return the size of the received message, 0 if no message is available, and -1 if the message channel has reached an end-of-file condition
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
     */
    long receive(ByteBuffer[] buffers, int offs, int len) throws IOException;

    
{@inheritDoc} /** {@inheritDoc} */
    ChannelListener.Setter<? extends ReadableMessageChannel> getReadSetter();

    
{@inheritDoc} /** {@inheritDoc} */
    ChannelListener.Setter<? extends ReadableMessageChannel> getCloseSetter();
}