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src/java.base/share/classes/java/nio/channels/SocketChannel.java
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@@ -24,51 +24,59 @@
*/
package java.nio.channels;
import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
+import java.net.NetPermission;
import java.net.ProtocolFamily;
+import java.net.StandardProtocolFamily;
import java.net.Socket;
import java.net.SocketOption;
import java.net.SocketAddress;
+import java.net.UnixDomainSocketAddress;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.nio.channels.spi.AbstractSelectableChannel;
import java.nio.channels.spi.SelectorProvider;
import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
/**
* A selectable channel for stream-oriented connecting sockets.
*
- * <p> A socket channel is created by invoking one of the {@link #open open}
- * methods of this class. It is not possible to create a channel for an arbitrary,
- * pre-existing socket. A newly-created socket channel is open but not yet
- * connected. An attempt to invoke an I/O operation upon an unconnected
- * channel will cause a {@link NotYetConnectedException} to be thrown. A
- * socket channel can be connected by invoking its {@link #connect connect}
- * method; once connected, a socket channel remains connected until it is
- * closed. Whether or not a socket channel is connected may be determined by
- * invoking its {@link #isConnected isConnected} method.
+ * <p> A socket channel is created by invoking one of the {@code open} methods of
+ * this class. The no-arg {@link #open() open} method opens a socket channel
+ * for an <i>Internet protocol</i> socket. The {@link #open(ProtocolFamily)}
+ * method is used to open a socket channel for a socket of a specified protocol
+ * family. It is not possible to create a channel for an arbitrary, pre-existing
+ * socket. A newly-created socket channel is open but not yet connected. An
+ * attempt to invoke an I/O operation upon an unconnected channel will cause a
+ * {@link NotYetConnectedException} to be thrown. A socket channel can be
+ * connected by invoking its {@link #connect connect} method; once connected,
+ * a socket channel remains connected until it is closed. Whether or not a
+ * socket channel is connected may be determined by invoking its {@link #isConnected()
+ * isConnected} method.
*
* <p> Socket channels support <i>non-blocking connection:</i> A socket
* channel may be created and the process of establishing the link to the
* remote socket may be initiated via the {@link #connect connect} method for
* later completion by the {@link #finishConnect finishConnect} method.
* Whether or not a connection operation is in progress may be determined by
* invoking the {@link #isConnectionPending isConnectionPending} method.
*
- * <p> Socket channels support <i>asynchronous shutdown,</i> which is similar
+ * <p> Socket channels support <i>asynchronous shutdown</i>, which is similar
* to the asynchronous close operation specified in the {@link Channel} class.
* If the input side of a socket is shut down by one thread while another
* thread is blocked in a read operation on the socket's channel, then the read
* operation in the blocked thread will complete without reading any bytes and
* will return {@code -1}. If the output side of a socket is shut down by one
* thread while another thread is blocked in a write operation on the socket's
* channel, then the blocked thread will receive an {@link
* AsynchronousCloseException}.
*
* <p> Socket options are configured using the {@link #setOption(SocketOption,Object)
- * setOption} method. Socket channels support the following options:
+ * setOption} method. Socket channels for <i>Internet protocol</i> sockets support
+ * following options:
* <blockquote>
* <table class="striped">
* <caption style="display:none">Socket options</caption>
* <thead>
* <tr>
@@ -103,11 +111,40 @@
* <td> Disable the Nagle algorithm </td>
* </tr>
* </tbody>
* </table>
* </blockquote>
- * Additional (implementation specific) options may also be supported.
+ *
+ * <p> Socket channels for <i>Unix domain</i> sockets support:
+ * <blockquote>
+ * <table class="striped">
+ * <caption style="display:none">Socket options</caption>
+ * <thead>
+ * <tr>
+ * <th scope="col">Option Name</th>
+ * <th scope="col">Description</th>
+ * </tr>
+ * </thead>
+ * <tbody>
+ * <tr>
+ * <th scope="row"> {@link java.net.StandardSocketOptions#SO_SNDBUF SO_SNDBUF} </th>
+ * <td> The size of the socket send buffer </td>
+ * </tr>
+ * <tr>
+ * <th scope="row"> {@link java.net.StandardSocketOptions#SO_RCVBUF SO_RCVBUF} </th>
+ * <td> The size of the socket receive buffer </td>
+ * </tr>
+ * <tr>
+ * <th scope="row"> {@link java.net.StandardSocketOptions#SO_LINGER SO_LINGER} </th>
+ * <td> Linger on close if data is present (when configured in blocking mode
+ * only) </td>
+ * </tr>
+ * </tbody>
+ * </table>
+ * </blockquote>
+ *
+ * <p> Additional (implementation specific) options may also be supported.
*
* <p> Socket channels are safe for use by multiple concurrent threads. They
* support concurrent reading and writing, though at most one thread may be
* reading and at most one thread may be writing at any given time. The {@link
* #connect connect} and {@link #finishConnect finishConnect} methods are
@@ -134,21 +171,24 @@
protected SocketChannel(SelectorProvider provider) {
super(provider);
}
/**
- * Opens a socket channel.
+ * Opens a socket channel for an <i>Internet protocol</i> socket.
*
* <p> The new channel is created by invoking the {@link
* java.nio.channels.spi.SelectorProvider#openSocketChannel
* openSocketChannel} method of the system-wide default {@link
* java.nio.channels.spi.SelectorProvider} object. </p>
*
* @return A new socket channel
*
* @throws IOException
* If an I/O error occurs
+ *
+ * @see <a href="../../net/doc-files/net-properties.html#Ipv4IPv6">
+ * java.net.preferIPv4Stack</a> system property
*/
public static SocketChannel open() throws IOException {
return SelectorProvider.provider().openSocketChannel();
}
@@ -172,23 +212,32 @@
* java.net.StandardProtocolFamily#INET6 StandardProtocolFamily.INET6}
* but IPv6 is not enabled on the platform.
* @throws IOException
* If an I/O error occurs
*
+ * @see <a href="../../net/doc-files/net-properties.html#Ipv4IPv6">
+ * java.net.preferIPv4Stack</a> system property
+ *
* @since 15
*/
public static SocketChannel open(ProtocolFamily family) throws IOException {
return SelectorProvider.provider().openSocketChannel(requireNonNull(family));
}
/**
* Opens a socket channel and connects it to a remote address.
*
- * <p> This convenience method works as if by invoking the {@link #open()}
- * method, invoking the {@link #connect(SocketAddress) connect} method upon
- * the resulting socket channel, passing it {@code remote}, and then
- * returning that channel. </p>
+ * <p> If the remote address is an {@link InetSocketAddress} then this
+ * method works as if by invoking the {@link #open()} method, invoking the
+ * {@link #connect(SocketAddress) connect} method upon the resulting socket
+ * channel, passing it {@code remote}, and then returning that channel.
+ *
+ * <p> If the remote address is a {@link UnixDomainSocketAddress} then this
+ * works by invoking the {@link #open(ProtocolFamily)} method with {@link
+ * StandardProtocolFamily#UNIX} as parameter, invoking the {@link
+ * #connect(SocketAddress) connect} method upon the resulting socket channel,
+ * passing it {@code remote}, then returning that channel. </p>
*
* @param remote
* The remote address to which the new channel is to be connected
*
* @return A new, and connected, socket channel
@@ -202,26 +251,37 @@
* while the connect operation is in progress, thereby
* closing the channel and setting the current thread's
* interrupt status
*
* @throws UnresolvedAddressException
- * If the given remote address is not fully resolved
+ * If the given remote address is an InetSocketAddress that is not fully
+ * resolved
*
* @throws UnsupportedAddressTypeException
* If the type of the given remote address is not supported
*
* @throws SecurityException
* If a security manager has been installed
* and it does not permit access to the given remote endpoint
*
* @throws IOException
* If some other I/O error occurs
+ *
+ * @see <a href="../../net/doc-files/net-properties.html#Ipv4IPv6">
+ * java.net.preferIPv4Stack</a> system property
*/
public static SocketChannel open(SocketAddress remote)
throws IOException
{
- SocketChannel sc = open();
+ SocketChannel sc;
+ if (remote instanceof InetSocketAddress)
+ sc = open();
+ else if (remote instanceof UnixDomainSocketAddress)
+ sc = open(StandardProtocolFamily.UNIX);
+ else
+ throw new UnsupportedAddressTypeException();
+
try {
sc.connect(remote);
} catch (Throwable x) {
try {
sc.close();
@@ -253,21 +313,55 @@
// -- Socket-specific operations --
/**
+ * Binds the channel's socket to a local address.
+ *
+ * <p> This method is used to establish an association between the socket
+ * and a local address. For <i>Internet Protocol</i> sockets, once an
+ * association is established then the socket remains bound until the
+ * channel is closed. If the {@code local} parameter has the value {@code
+ * null} then the socket will be bound to an address that is assigned
+ * automatically.
+ *
+ * @apiNote
+ * Binding a socket channel to a <i>Unix Domain</i> socket creates a file
+ * corresponding to the file path in the {@link UnixDomainSocketAddress}. This
+ * file persists after the channel is closed, and must be removed before
+ * another socket can bind to the same name. If a socket channel to a Unix
+ * Domain socket is <i>implicitly</i> bound by connecting it without calling
+ * bind first, then its socket is
+ * <a href="../../java/net/UnixDomainSocketAddress.html#unnamed">unnamed</a>
+ * with no corresponding socket file in the file-system. If a socket channel
+ * to a Unix Domain socket is <i>automatically</i> bound by calling {@code
+ * bind(null)} this results in an unnamed socket also.
+ *
+ * @implNote
+ * Each platform enforces an implementation specific maximum length for the
+ * name of a <i>Unix Domain</i> socket. This limitation is enforced when a
+ * channel is bound. The maximum length is typically close to and generally
+ * not less than 100 bytes.
+ *
+ * @param local The address to bind the socket, or {@code null} to bind
+ * the socket to an automatically assigned socket address
+ *
+ * @return This channel
+ *
* @throws ConnectionPendingException
* If a non-blocking connect operation is already in progress on
* this channel
* @throws AlreadyBoundException {@inheritDoc}
* @throws UnsupportedAddressTypeException {@inheritDoc}
* @throws ClosedChannelException {@inheritDoc}
* @throws IOException {@inheritDoc}
* @throws SecurityException
- * If a security manager has been installed and its
- * {@link SecurityManager#checkListen checkListen} method denies
- * the operation
+ * If a security manager has been installed and its {@link
+ * SecurityManager#checkListen checkListen} method denies
+ * the operation for an <i>Internet protocol</i> socket address,
+ * or for a <i>Unix domain</i> socket address if it denies
+ * {@link NetPermission}{@code("accessUnixDomainSocket")}.
*
* @since 1.7
*/
@Override
public abstract SocketChannel bind(SocketAddress local)
@@ -327,14 +421,14 @@
public abstract SocketChannel shutdownOutput() throws IOException;
/**
* Retrieves a socket associated with this channel.
*
- * <p> The returned object will not declare any public methods that are not
- * declared in the {@link java.net.Socket} class. </p>
- *
* @return A socket associated with this channel
+ *
+ * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
+ * If the channel's socket is not an <i>Internet protocol</i> socket
*/
public abstract Socket socket();
/**
* Tells whether or not this channel's network socket is connected.
@@ -366,16 +460,23 @@
*
* <p> If this channel is in blocking mode then an invocation of this
* method will block until the connection is established or an I/O error
* occurs.
*
- * <p> This method performs exactly the same security checks as the {@link
- * java.net.Socket} class. That is, if a security manager has been
+ * <p> For channels to <i>Internet protocol</i> sockets, this method performs
+ * exactly the same security checks as the {@link java.net.Socket} class.
+ * That is, if a security manager has been
* installed then this method verifies that its {@link
* java.lang.SecurityManager#checkConnect checkConnect} method permits
* connecting to the address and port number of the given remote endpoint.
*
+ * <p> For channels to <i>Unix Domain</i> sockets, this method checks
+ * {@link java.net.NetPermission NetPermission}{@code
+ * ("accessUnixDomainSocket")} with the security manager's {@link
+ * SecurityManager#checkPermission(java.security.Permission)
+ * checkPermission} method.
+ *
* <p> This method may be invoked at any time. If a read or write
* operation upon this channel is invoked while an invocation of this
* method is in progress then that operation will first block until this
* invocation is complete. If a connection attempt is initiated but fails,
* that is, if an invocation of this method throws a checked exception,
@@ -407,11 +508,11 @@
* while the connect operation is in progress, thereby
* closing the channel and setting the current thread's
* interrupt status
*
* @throws UnresolvedAddressException
- * If the given remote address is not fully resolved
+ * If the given remote address is an InetSocketAddress that is not fully resolved
*
* @throws UnsupportedAddressTypeException
* If the type of the given remote address is not supported
*
* @throws SecurityException
@@ -475,13 +576,16 @@
public abstract boolean finishConnect() throws IOException;
/**
* Returns the remote address to which this channel's socket is connected.
*
- * <p> Where the channel is bound and connected to an Internet Protocol
- * socket address then the return value from this method is of type {@link
- * java.net.InetSocketAddress}.
+ * <p> Where the channel's socket is bound and connected to an <i>Internet
+ * Protocol</i> socket address then the return value is of type
+ * {@link java.net.InetSocketAddress}.
+ *
+ * <p> Where the channel's socket is bound and connected to a <i>Unix Domain</i>
+ * socket address, the returned address is a {@link UnixDomainSocketAddress}.
*
* @return The remote address; {@code null} if the channel's socket is not
* connected
*
* @throws ClosedChannelException
@@ -537,25 +641,31 @@
return write(srcs, 0, srcs.length);
}
/**
* {@inheritDoc}
- * <p>
+ *
* If there is a security manager set, its {@code checkConnect} method is
* called with the local address and {@code -1} as its arguments to see
* if the operation is allowed. If the operation is not allowed,
* a {@code SocketAddress} representing the
* {@link java.net.InetAddress#getLoopbackAddress loopback} address and the
* local port of the channel's socket is returned.
*
+ * <p> Where the channel is bound to a Unix Domain socket address, the socket
+ * address is a {@link UnixDomainSocketAddress}. If there is a security manager
+ * set, its {@link SecurityManager#checkPermission(java.security.Permission)
+ * checkPermission} method is called with {@link NetPermission}{@code
+ * ("accessUnixDomainSocket")}. If the operation is not allowed an unnamed
+ * {@link UnixDomainSocketAddress} is returned.
+ *
* @return The {@code SocketAddress} that the socket is bound to, or the
- * {@code SocketAddress} representing the loopback address if
- * denied by the security manager, or {@code null} if the
+ * {@code SocketAddress} representing the loopback address or empty
+ * path if denied by the security manager, or {@code null} if the
* channel's socket is not bound
*
* @throws ClosedChannelException {@inheritDoc}
* @throws IOException {@inheritDoc}
*/
@Override
public abstract SocketAddress getLocalAddress() throws IOException;
-
}
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