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package org.apache.geode.internal.cache.tier;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.geode.internal.cache.tier.sockets.CacheClientNotifier;

/**
 * Defines the message listener/acceptor interface which is the GemFire Bridge Server. Multiple
 * communication stacks may provide implementations for the interfaces defined in this package
 *
 * @since GemFire 2.0.2
 */
public interface Acceptor {

  /**
   * Listens for a client to connect and establishes a connection to that client.
   */
  void accept() throws Exception;

  /**
   * Starts this acceptor thread
   */
  void start() throws IOException;

  /**
   * Returns the port on which this acceptor listens for connections from clients.
   */
  int getPort();

  /**
   * returns the server's name string, including the inet address and port that the server is
   * listening on
   */
  String getServerName();

  /**
   * Closes this acceptor thread
   */
  void close();

  /**
   * Is this acceptor running (handling connections)?
   */
  boolean isRunning();

  /**
   * Returns the CacheClientNotifier used by this Acceptor.
   */
  CacheClientNotifier getCacheClientNotifier();
}
