Interface ConnectionOpenable.ConnectionOpenAutomaton<CON>

Type Parameters:
CON - The type of the connection to be used.
All Superinterfaces:
ConnectionOpenable<CON>, OpenedAccessor
All Known Subinterfaces:
ConnectionComponent.ConnectionAutomaton<CON>
All Known Implementing Classes:
ConnectionAutomatonImpl
Enclosing interface:
ConnectionOpenable<CON>

public static interface ConnectionOpenable.ConnectionOpenAutomaton<CON> extends ConnectionOpenable<CON>, OpenedAccessor
The ConnectionOpenable.ConnectionOpenAutomaton interface defines those methods related to the opening of connection(s) life-cycle. The semantics of this interface is very similar to that of the Configurable.ConfigureAutomaton interface. To clarify the context regarding connections, the ConnectionOpenable.ConnectionOpenAutomaton interface has been introduced.
  • Method Details

    • isOpenable

      boolean isOpenable(CON aConnection)
      Determines whether the given connection may get opened, if true then component may open a connection with the given connection via the ConnectionOpenable.open(Object) method. Usually no physical connection is established; usually criteria describing the provided connection are evaluated; for example the connection is tested against a black list, a white list or against well-formedness or whether the specified protocols are supported (in case of a connection being a String URL beginning with "http://", "ftp://" or similar). --------------------------------------------------------------------- CAUTION: Even in case true is returned, the actual opening of a connection may fail (e.g. due to network failure or authentication issues). ---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Parameters:
      aConnection - The connection for which to determine whether it can be used to open a connection.
      Returns:
      True if ConnectionOpenable.open(Object) is theoretically possible.