1 /* 2 * Copyright 2012 The Netty Project 3 * 4 * The Netty Project licenses this file to you under the Apache License, 5 * version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance 6 * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at: 7 * 8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 9 * 10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT 12 * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the 13 * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations 14 * under the License. 15 */ 16 package org.jboss.netty.channel; 17 18 import java.net.SocketAddress; 19 20 /** 21 * A {@link ChannelEvent} which represents the transmission or reception of a 22 * message. It can mean the notification of a received message or the request 23 * for writing a message, depending on whether it is an upstream event or a 24 * downstream event respectively. Please refer to the {@link ChannelEvent} 25 * documentation to find out what an upstream event and a downstream event are 26 * and what fundamental differences they have. 27 */ 28 public interface MessageEvent extends ChannelEvent { 29 30 /** 31 * Returns the message. 32 */ 33 Object getMessage(); 34 35 /** 36 * Returns the remote address of the message. 37 */ 38 SocketAddress getRemoteAddress(); 39 }