org.apache.james.protocols.api

Interface Protocol

All Known Implementing Classes:

POP3Protocol, ProtocolImpl, SMTPProtocol

public interface Protocol

Define a protocol

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ProtocolConfiguration	getConfiguration() Return the ProtocolConfiguration
ProtocolHandlerChain	getProtocolChain() Return the ProtocolHandlerChain which is defined for the Protocol
ProtocolSession	newSession(ProtocolTransport transport) Create a new ProtocolSession for the given ProtocolTransport

Method Detail

getProtocolChain

ProtocolHandlerChain getProtocolChain()

Return the ProtocolHandlerChain which is defined for the Protocol

Returns:

protocol handler chain

getConfiguration

ProtocolConfiguration getConfiguration()

Return the ProtocolConfiguration

Returns:

config

newSession

ProtocolSession newSession(ProtocolTransport transport)

Create a new ProtocolSession for the given ProtocolTransport

Parameters:

transport -

Returns:

session