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The SCTP channels defined in this package allow a notification handler to * be specified to consume notifications from the SCTP stack. When a * notification is received the {@linkplain #handleNotification * handleNotification} method of the handler is invoked to handle that * notification. * *
Additionally, an attachment object can be attached to the {@code receive} * operation to provide context when consuming the notification. The * attachment is important for cases where a state-less {@code * NotificationHandler} is used to consume the result of many {@code receive} * operations. * *
Handler implementations are encouraged to extend the {@link
* AbstractNotificationHandler} class which implements this interface and
* provide notification specific methods. However, an API should generally use
* this handler interface as the type for parameters, return type, etc. rather
* than the abstract class.
*
* @param T The type of the object attached to the receive operation
*
* @since 1.7
*/
public interface NotificationHandler