Interface Connection

All Superinterfaces:
AutoCloseable, Closeable
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractConnection, ClientSessionConnection, HttpSession.HttpVirtualConnection, NettyConnection, SocketConnection, VirtualConnection, WebSocketConnection

public interface Connection extends Closeable
Represents a connection on the server.
Author:
Iain Shigeoka
  • Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type
    Interface
    Description
    static enum 
    Enumeration that specifies if clients should be authenticated (and how) while negotiating TLS.
    static enum 
    Enumeration of possible compression policies required to interact with the server.
    static enum 
    Used to specify operational status for the corresponding connection
    static enum 
    Enumeration of possible TLS policies required to interact with the server.
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    Adds the compression filter to the connection but only filter incoming traffic.
    default void
    Close this connection including associated session.
    default void
    close(org.xmpp.packet.StreamError error)
    Close this connection including associated session, optionally citing a stream error.
    void
    close(org.xmpp.packet.StreamError error, boolean networkInterruption)
    Close this connection including associated session, optionally citing a stream error.
    void
    deliver(org.xmpp.packet.Packet packet)
    Delivers the packet to this connection without checking the recipient.
    void
    Delivers raw text to this connection.
    Set<org.dom4j.Namespace>
    When a connection is used to transmit an XML data, the root element of that data can define XML namespaces other than the ones that are default (eg: 'jabber:client', 'jabber:server', etc).
    byte[]
    Returns the raw IP address of this InetAddress object.
    Returns the TLS cipher suite name used by the connection of the session, if any.
    Returns a representation of the desired state for this connection.
    Returns the IP address string in textual presentation.
    Gets the host name for this IP address.
    Returns the local underlying X509Certificate chain for the connection.
    int
    Returns the major version of XMPP being used by this connection (major_version.minor_version.
    int
    Returns the minor version of XMPP being used by this connection (major_version.minor_version.
    Returns the packet deliverer to use when delivering a packet over the socket fails.
    Returns the underlying X509Certificate for the connection of the peer.
    Returns the TLS protocol name used by the connection of the session, if any.
    void
    init(LocalSession session)
    Initializes the connection with it's owning session.
    boolean
    Returns true if the connection/session is closed.
    boolean
    Returns true if the connection is using compression.
    boolean
    Returns true if this connection is encrypted.
    boolean
    Checks if the connection has finished initialization.
    boolean
    Returns true if the other peer of this session presented a self-signed certificate.
    void
    Registers a listener for close event notification.
    void
    Reinitializes the connection to switch to a different session.
    void
    Removes a registered close event listener.
    void
    setAdditionalNamespaces(Set<org.dom4j.Namespace> additionalNamespaces)
    When a connection is used to transmit an XML data, the root element of that data can define XML namespaces other than the ones that are default (eg: 'jabber:client', 'jabber:server', etc).
    void
    setUsingSelfSignedCertificate(boolean isSelfSigned)
    Keeps track if the other peer of this session presented a self-signed certificate.
    void
    setXMPPVersion(int majorVersion, int minorVersion)
    Sets the XMPP version information.
    void
    Start compressing outgoing traffic for this connection.
    void
    startTLS(boolean clientMode, boolean directTLS)
    Encrypts the plain connection by negotiating TLS with the other peer.
    void
    Notification message indicating that the server is being shutdown.
    boolean
    Verifies that the connection is still live.
  • Method Details

    • validate

      boolean validate()
      Verifies that the connection is still live. Typically, this is done by sending a whitespace character between packets.
      Returns:
      true if the socket remains valid, false otherwise.
    • init

      void init(LocalSession session)
      Initializes the connection with it's owning session. Allows the connection class to configure itself with session related information (e.g. stream ID).
      Parameters:
      session - the session that owns this connection
    • reinit

      void reinit(LocalSession session)
      Reinitializes the connection to switch to a different session. This allows for XEP-0198 resumption and transport-switching.
      Parameters:
      session - The new session now owning the connection.
    • isInitialized

      boolean isInitialized()
      Checks if the connection has finished initialization.
      Returns:
      true if connection has finished initialization.
    • getAddress

      byte[] getAddress() throws UnknownHostException
      Returns the raw IP address of this InetAddress object. The result is in network byte order: the highest order byte of the address is in getAddress()[0].
      Returns:
      the raw IP address of this object.
      Throws:
      UnknownHostException - if IP address of host could not be determined.
    • getHostAddress

      String getHostAddress() throws UnknownHostException
      Returns the IP address string in textual presentation.
      Returns:
      the raw IP address in a string format.
      Throws:
      UnknownHostException - if IP address of host could not be determined.
    • getHostName

      String getHostName() throws UnknownHostException
      Gets the host name for this IP address.

      If this InetAddress was created with a host name, this host name will be remembered and returned; otherwise, a reverse name lookup will be performed and the result will be returned based on the system configured name lookup service. If a lookup of the name service is required, call getCanonicalHostName.

      If there is a security manager, its checkConnect method is first called with the hostname and -1 as its arguments to see if the operation is allowed. If the operation is not allowed, it will return the textual representation of the IP address.

      Returns:
      the host name for this IP address, or if the operation is not allowed by the security check, the textual representation of the IP address.
      Throws:
      UnknownHostException - if IP address of host could not be determined.
      See Also:
    • getLocalCertificates

      Certificate[] getLocalCertificates()
      Returns the local underlying X509Certificate chain for the connection.
      Returns:
      an ordered array of certificates, with the local certificate first followed by any certificate authorities. If no certificates is present for the connection, then null is returned.
    • getPeerCertificates

      Certificate[] getPeerCertificates()
      Returns the underlying X509Certificate for the connection of the peer.
      Returns:
      an ordered array of peer certificates, with the peer's own certificate first followed by any certificate authorities.
    • setUsingSelfSignedCertificate

      void setUsingSelfSignedCertificate(boolean isSelfSigned)
      Keeps track if the other peer of this session presented a self-signed certificate. When using self-signed certificate for server-2-server sessions then SASL EXTERNAL will not be used and instead server-dialback will be preferred for verifying the identify of the remote server.
      Parameters:
      isSelfSigned - true if the other peer presented a self-signed certificate.
    • isUsingSelfSignedCertificate

      boolean isUsingSelfSignedCertificate()
      Returns true if the other peer of this session presented a self-signed certificate. When using self-signed certificate for server-2-server sessions then SASL EXTERNAL will not be used and instead server-dialback will be preferred for verifying the identify of the remote server.
      Returns:
      true if the other peer of this session presented a self-signed certificate.
    • close

      default void close()
      Close this connection including associated session. The events for closing the connection are:
      • Set closing flag to prevent redundant shutdowns.
      • Close the socket.
      • Notify all listeners that the channel is shut down.
      Not all implementations use the same order of events. Invocation of this method is expected to occur when a coordinated, 'clean' disconnect occurs. Such disconnects are expected to be user (or server) initiated. As a result, a session closed by this method is not resumable, even if Stream Management was activated for this session. Refer to close(StreamError, boolean) for processing of unexpected disconnects (that are potentially resumable).
      Specified by:
      close in interface AutoCloseable
      Specified by:
      close in interface Closeable
    • close

      default void close(@Nullable org.xmpp.packet.StreamError error)
      Close this connection including associated session, optionally citing a stream error. The events for closing the connection are:
      • Set closing flag to prevent redundant shutdowns.
      • Close the socket.
      • Notify all listeners that the channel is shut down.
      Not all implementations use the same order of events. Invocation of this method is expected to occur when a coordinated, 'clean' disconnect occurs. Such disconnects are expected to be user (or server) initiated. As a result, a session closed by this method is not resumable, even if Stream Management was activated for this session. Refer to close(StreamError, boolean) for processing of unexpected disconnects (that are potentially resumable).
      Parameters:
      error - If non-null, the end-stream tag will be preceded with this error.
    • close

      void close(@Nullable org.xmpp.packet.StreamError error, boolean networkInterruption)
      Close this connection including associated session, optionally citing a stream error. The 'networkInterruption' argument should be set to 'true' if the connection is being closed because it is known or assumed that the network connection between Openfire and the peer was unexpectedly terminated (eg: due to a networking failure). These typically are scenarios where a peer becomes unresponsive (without having terminated its session with a </stream:stream> or comparable message). When the 'networkInterruption' argument is set to 'true', then a session is eligible for resumption (if Stream Management was activiated for the session). The events for closing the connection are:
      • Set closing flag to prevent redundant shutdowns.
      • Close the socket.
      • Notify all listeners that the channel is shut down.
      Not all implementations use the same order of events.
      Parameters:
      error - If non-null, the end-stream tag will be preceded with this error.
    • systemShutdown

      void systemShutdown()
      Notification message indicating that the server is being shutdown. Implementors should send a stream error whose condition is system-shutdown before closing the connection.
    • isClosed

      boolean isClosed()
      Returns true if the connection/session is closed.
      Returns:
      true if the connection is closed.
    • isEncrypted

      boolean isEncrypted()
      Returns true if this connection is encrypted.
      Returns:
      true if the connection is encrypted (e.g. uses TLS)
    • registerCloseListener

      void registerCloseListener(ConnectionCloseListener listener, Object handbackMessage)
      Registers a listener for close event notification. Registrations after the Session is closed will be immediately notified before the registration call returns (within the context of the registration call). An optional handback object can be associated with the registration if the same listener is registered to listen for multiple connection closures.
      Parameters:
      listener - the listener to register for events.
      handbackMessage - the object to send in the event notification.
    • removeCloseListener

      void removeCloseListener(ConnectionCloseListener listener)
      Removes a registered close event listener. Registered listeners must be able to receive close events up until the time this method returns. (i.e. it is possible to call unregister, receive a close event registration, and then have the unregister call return.)
      Parameters:
      listener - the listener to deregister for close events.
    • deliver

      void deliver(org.xmpp.packet.Packet packet) throws UnauthorizedException
      Delivers the packet to this connection without checking the recipient. The method essentially calls socket.send(packet.getWriteBuffer()). Use with caution! This code is unlikely to be called directly. Instead, ensure that data sent to the entities is sent through the appropriate LocalSession object. For clients, this prevents, for example, synchronisation issues with stanza counts related to Stream Management (XEP-0198).
      Parameters:
      packet - the packet to deliver.
      Throws:
      UnauthorizedException - if a permission error was detected.
    • deliverRawText

      void deliverRawText(String text)
      Delivers raw text to this connection. This is a very low level way for sending XML stanzas to the client. This method should not be used unless you have very good reasons for not using deliver(org.xmpp.packet.Packet).

      This method avoids having to get the writer of this connection and mess directly with the writer. Therefore, this method ensures a correct delivery of the stanza even if other threads were sending data concurrently.

      Parameters:
      text - the XML stanzas represented kept in a String.
    • getMajorXMPPVersion

      int getMajorXMPPVersion()
      Returns the major version of XMPP being used by this connection (major_version.minor_version. In most cases, the version should be "1.0". However, older clients using the "Jabber" protocol do not set a version. In that case, the version is "0.0".
      Returns:
      the major XMPP version being used by this connection.
    • getMinorXMPPVersion

      int getMinorXMPPVersion()
      Returns the minor version of XMPP being used by this connection (major_version.minor_version. In most cases, the version should be "1.0". However, older clients using the "Jabber" protocol do not set a version. In that case, the version is "0.0".
      Returns:
      the minor XMPP version being used by this connection.
    • setXMPPVersion

      void setXMPPVersion(int majorVersion, int minorVersion)
      Sets the XMPP version information. In most cases, the version should be "1.0". However, older clients using the "Jabber" protocol do not set a version. In that case, the version is "0.0".
      Parameters:
      majorVersion - the major version.
      minorVersion - the minor version.
    • isCompressed

      boolean isCompressed()
      Returns true if the connection is using compression.
      Returns:
      true if the connection is using compression.
    • getTLSProtocolName

      Optional<String> getTLSProtocolName()
      Returns the TLS protocol name used by the connection of the session, if any.
      Returns:
      a TLS protocol (version) name.
    • getCipherSuiteName

      Optional<String> getCipherSuiteName()
      Returns the TLS cipher suite name used by the connection of the session, if any.
      Returns:
      cipher suite name.
    • getPacketDeliverer

      @Nullable PacketDeliverer getPacketDeliverer()
      Returns the packet deliverer to use when delivering a packet over the socket fails. The packet deliverer will retry to send the packet using some other connection or will store the packet offline for later retrieval. When null, packets will just be dropped.
      Returns:
      the packet deliverer to use when delivering a packet over the socket fails.
    • startTLS

      void startTLS(boolean clientMode, boolean directTLS) throws Exception
      Encrypts the plain connection by negotiating TLS with the other peer. In a server-2-server connection the server requesting the TLS negotiation will be the client and the other server will be the server during the TLS negotiation. Therefore, the server requesting the TLS negotiation must pass true in the clientMode parameter and the server receiving the TLS request must pass false in the clientMode parameter.

      In the case of client-2-server the XMPP server must pass false in the clientMode parameter since it will behave as the server in the TLS negotiation.

      Parameters:
      clientMode - boolean indicating if this entity is a client or a server in the TLS negotiation.
      directTLS - boolean indicating if the negotiation is directTLS (true) or startTLS (false).
      Throws:
      Exception - if an error occurred while encrypting the connection.
    • addCompression

      void addCompression()
      Adds the compression filter to the connection but only filter incoming traffic. Do not filter outgoing traffic since we still need to send an uncompressed stanza to the client indicating that he can start compressing the traffic. After we sent the uncompresses stanza we can start compression outgoing traffic as well.
    • startCompression

      void startCompression()
      Start compressing outgoing traffic for this connection. Compression will only be available after TLS has been negotiated. This means that a connection can never be using compression before TLS. However, it is possible to use compression without TLS.
    • getConfiguration

      ConnectionConfiguration getConfiguration()
      Returns a representation of the desired state for this connection. Note that this is different from the current state of the connection. For example, TLS can be required by configuration, but while the connection has yet to be fully initialized, the current state might not be TLS-encrypted.
      Returns:
      The desired configuration for the connection (never null).
    • getAdditionalNamespaces

      Set<org.dom4j.Namespace> getAdditionalNamespaces()
      When a connection is used to transmit an XML data, the root element of that data can define XML namespaces other than the ones that are default (eg: 'jabber:client', 'jabber:server', etc). For an XML parser to be able to parse stanzas or other elements that are defined in that namespace (eg: are prefixed), these namespaces are recorded here.
      Returns:
      A collection that contains all non-default namespaces that the peer defined when last opening a new stream.
    • setAdditionalNamespaces

      void setAdditionalNamespaces(@Nonnull Set<org.dom4j.Namespace> additionalNamespaces)
      When a connection is used to transmit an XML data, the root element of that data can define XML namespaces other than the ones that are default (eg: 'jabber:client', 'jabber:server', etc). For an XML parser to be able to parse stanzas or other elements that are defined in that namespace (eg: are prefixed), these namespaces are recorded here.
      Parameters:
      additionalNamespaces - A collection that contains all non-default namespaces that the peer defined when last opening a new stream.