/*
 * Copyright (C) 2005 Alfresco, Inc.
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
 * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.

 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 */
package org.alfresco.filesys.server;

import java.io.*;

/**
 * Session Handler Interface
 * 
 * <p>Implemented by classes that wait for an incoming session request.
 * 
 * @author GKSpencer
 */
public interface SessionHandlerInterface
{
	/**
	 * Return the protocol name
	 * 
	 * @return String
	 */
	public String getHandlerName();

	/**
	 * Initialize the session handler
	 * 
	 * @param server
	 *            NetworkServer
	 * @exception IOException
	 */
	public void initializeSessionHandler(NetworkServer server)
		throws IOException;

	/**
	 * Close the session handler
	 */
	public void closeSessionHandler(NetworkServer server);
}