com.sun.jdi.connect

## Interface ListeningConnector

- All Superinterfaces:
    Connector

      @Exported
      public interface ListeningConnector
      extends Connector

  A connector which listens for a connection initiated by a target VM.
  Since:
    1.3

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface com.sun.jdi.connect.Connector

      `Connector.Argument, Connector.BooleanArgument, Connector.IntegerArgument, Connector.SelectedArgument, Connector.StringArgument`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `VirtualMachine` | `accept(Map<String,? extends Connector.Argument> arguments)` | Waits for a target VM to attach to this connector.
    `String` | `startListening(Map<String,? extends Connector.Argument> arguments)` | Listens for one or more connections initiated by target VMs.
    `void` | `stopListening(Map<String,? extends Connector.Argument> arguments)` | Cancels listening for connections.
    `boolean` | `supportsMultipleConnections()` | Indicates whether this listening connector supports multiple connections for a single argument map.

    - ### Methods inherited from interface com.sun.jdi.connect.Connector

      `defaultArguments, description, name, transport`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### supportsMultipleConnections

          boolean supportsMultipleConnections()

      Indicates whether this listening connector supports multiple connections for a single argument map. If so, a call to `startListening(java.util.Map<java.lang.String, ? extends com.sun.jdi.connect.Connector.Argument>)` may allow multiple target VM to become connected.
      Returns:
        `true` if multiple connections are supported; `false` otherwise.

    - #### startListening

          String startListening(Map<String,? extends Connector.Argument> arguments)
                         throws IOException,
                                IllegalConnectorArgumentsException

      Listens for one or more connections initiated by target VMs. The connector uses the given argument map in determining the address at which to listen or else it generates an appropriate listen address. In either case, an address string is returned from this method which can be used in starting target VMs to identify this connector. The format of the address string is connector, transport, and, possibly, platform dependent.

      The argument map associates argument name strings to instances of `Connector.Argument`. The default argument map for a connector can be obtained through `Connector.defaultArguments()`. Argument map values can be changed, but map entries should not be added or deleted.

      This method does not return a `VirtualMachine`, and, normally, returns before any target VM initiates a connection. The connected target is obtained through `accept(java.util.Map<java.lang.String, ? extends com.sun.jdi.connect.Connector.Argument>)` (using the same argument map as is passed to this method).

      If `arguments` contains addressing information and only one connection will be accepted, the `accept` method can be called immediately without calling this method.

      Returns:
        the address at which the connector is listening for a connection.
      Throws:
        `IOException` - when unable to start listening. Specific exceptions are dependent on the Connector implementation in use.
        `IllegalConnectorArgumentsException` - when one of the connector arguments is invalid.

    - #### stopListening

          void stopListening(Map<String,? extends Connector.Argument> arguments)
                      throws IOException,
                             IllegalConnectorArgumentsException

      Cancels listening for connections. The given argument map should match the argument map given for a previous `startListening(java.util.Map<java.lang.String, ? extends com.sun.jdi.connect.Connector.Argument>)` invocation.
      Throws:
        `IOException` - when unable to stop listening. Specific exceptions are dependent on the Connector implementation in use.
        `IllegalConnectorArgumentsException` - when one of the connector arguments is invalid.

    - #### accept

          VirtualMachine accept(Map<String,? extends Connector.Argument> arguments)
                         throws IOException,
                                IllegalConnectorArgumentsException

      Waits for a target VM to attach to this connector.
      Throws:
        `TransportTimeoutException` - when the Connector encapsulates a transport that supports a timeout when accepting, a `Connector.Argument` representing a timeout has been set in the argument map, and a timeout occurs whilst waiting for the target VM to connect.
        `IOException` - when unable to accept. Specific exceptions are dependent on the Connector implementation in use.
        `IllegalConnectorArgumentsException` - when one of the connector arguments is invalid.

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