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    20  package org.apache.mina.common;
    21
    22  import java.net.SocketAddress;
    23
    24  /**
    25   * Connects to endpoint, communicates with the server, and fires events to
    26   * {@link IoHandler}s.
    27   * <p>
    28   * Please refer to
    29   * <a href="../../../../../xref-examples/org/apache/mina/examples/netcat/Main.html">NetCat</a>
    30   * example.
    31   * <p>
    32   * You should connect to the desired socket address to start communication,
    33   * and then events for incoming connections will be sent to the specified
    34   * default {@link IoHandler}.
    35   * <p>
    36   * Threads connect to endpoint start automatically when
    37   * {@link #connect(SocketAddress, IoHandler)} is invoked, and stop when all
    38   * connection attempts are finished.
    39   *
    40   * @author The Apache Directory Project (mina-dev@directory.apache.org)
    41   * @version $Rev: 555855 $, $Date: 2007-07-13 05:19:00 +0200 (Fri, 13 Jul 2007) $
    42   */
    43  public interface IoConnector extends IoService {
    44      /**
    45       * Connects to the specified <code>address</code>.  If communication starts
    46       * successfully, events are fired to the specified
    47       * <code>handler</code>.
    48       *
    49       * @return {@link ConnectFuture} that will tell the result of the connection attempt
    50       */
    51      ConnectFuture connect(SocketAddress address, IoHandler handler);
    52
    53      /**
    54       * Connects to the specified <code>address</code>.  If communication starts
    55       * successfully, events are fired to the specified
    56       * <code>handler</code>.
    57       *
    58       * @param config the configuration
    59       * @return {@link ConnectFuture} that will tell the result of the connection attempt
    60       */
    61      ConnectFuture connect(SocketAddress address, IoHandler handler,
    62              IoServiceConfig config);
    63
    64      /**
    65       * Connects to the specified <code>address</code>.  If communication starts
    66       * successfully, events are fired to the specified
    67       * <code>handler</code>.
    68       *
    69       * @param localAddress the local address the channel is bound to
    70       * @return {@link ConnectFuture} that will tell the result of the connection attempt
    71       */
    72      ConnectFuture connect(SocketAddress address, SocketAddress localAddress,
    73              IoHandler handler);
    74
    75      /**
    76       * Connects to the specified <code>address</code>.  If communication starts
    77       * successfully, events are fired to the specified
    78       * <code>handler</code>.
    79       *
    80       * @param config the configuration
    81       * @return {@link ConnectFuture} that will tell the result of the connection attempt
    82       */
    83      ConnectFuture connect(SocketAddress address, SocketAddress localAddress,
    84              IoHandler handler, IoServiceConfig config);
    85  }