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package com.iluwatar.reactor.framework;

import java.nio.channels.SelectionKey;

/**
 * Represents the <i>EventHandler</i> of Reactor pattern. It handles the incoming events dispatched
 * to it by the {@link Dispatcher}. This is where the application logic resides.
 * 
 * <p>
 * A {@link ChannelHandler} can be associated with one or many {@link AbstractNioChannel}s, and
 * whenever an event occurs on any of the associated channels, the handler is notified of the event.
 */
public interface ChannelHandler {

  /**
   * Called when the {@code channel} receives some data from remote peer.
   * 
   * @param channel the channel from which the data was received.
   * @param readObject the data read.
   * @param key the key on which read event occurred.
   */
  void handleChannelRead(AbstractNioChannel channel, Object readObject, SelectionKey key);
}
