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    20  package org.apache.mina.handler.demux;
    21
    22  import org.apache.mina.common.IoSession;
    23
    24  /**
    25   * A handler interface that {@link DemuxingIoHandler} forwards
    26   * <code>messageReceived</code> events to.  You have to register your
    27   * handler with the type of message you want to get notified using
    28   * {@link DemuxingIoHandler#addMessageHandler(Class, MessageHandler)}.
    29   *
    30   * @author The Apache Directory Project (mina-dev@directory.apache.org)
    31   * @version $Rev: 555855 $, $Date: 2007-07-13 12:19:00 +0900 (Fri, 13 Jul 2007) $
    32   */
    33  public interface MessageHandler<E> {
    34      /**
    35       * A {@link MessageHandler} that does nothing.  This is usefule when
    36       * you want to ignore messages of the specific type silently.
    37       */
    38      static MessageHandler<Object> NOOP = new MessageHandler<Object>() {
    39          public void messageReceived(IoSession session, Object message) {
    40          }
    41      };
    42
    43      /**
    44       * Invoked when the specific type of message is received from the
    45       * specified <code>session</code>.
    46       */
    47      void messageReceived(IoSession session, E message) throws Exception;
    48  }