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Interface AnonChannel

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractChannel, AbstractDataChain, MixminionPOPChannel, MixminionSMTPChannel, SequentialChannelDataChain, SingleChannelDataChain, TorChannel, TorSocksChannel, TypeFilterDataChain

public interface AnonChannel

An AnonChannel could be used to send and receive data. There are different types of channels and the transmitted data must match the (proxy-)protocol implied by the type of the channel. A new channel is creted via createChannel()

Version:

1.0

Field Summary

static int	HTTP
static int	SMTP
static int	SOCKS

Method Summary

void	close() Closes the channel and releases all resources used.
java.io.InputStream	getInputStream() The returned InputStream could be used to receive data.
int	getOutputBlockSize() Returns a value that indicates the current optimum size of data to write..
java.io.OutputStream	getOutputStream() The returned OutputStream could be used to send data.

Field Detail

HTTP

static final int HTTP

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SOCKS

static final int SOCKS

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SMTP

static final int SMTP

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Method Detail

getInputStream

java.io.InputStream getInputStream()

The returned InputStream could be used to receive data.

Returns:

InputStream, useful for receiving data

getOutputStream

java.io.OutputStream getOutputStream()

The returned OutputStream could be used to send data.

Returns:

OutputStream, useful for sending data

getOutputBlockSize

int getOutputBlockSize()

Returns a value that indicates the current optimum size of data to write.. Because often anon services transport the data splited into packets for optimum performance it may be good to send data according to the packet size to avoid unneccessary overheads.

Returns:

the current optimum size for output data. If 1 is returned the size does not matter.

close

void close()

Closes the channel and releases all resources used.