Package ratpack.core.handling.direct

Interface DirectChannelAccess

public interface DirectChannelAccess

Provides direct access to the underlying Netty Channel.

Use of this type is discouraged. It exists to provide low level integration with Netty for extra protocols to build on, such as the WebSockets support.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
io.netty.channel.Channel	getChannel()	The channel.
void	takeOwnership(Action<Object> messageReceiver)	Signals that Ratpack should no longer manage this channel.

Method Detail

getChannel

io.netty.channel.Channel getChannel()

The channel.

Returns:

The backing Netty channel for the request.

takeOwnership

void takeOwnership(Action<Object> messageReceiver)

Signals that Ratpack should no longer manage this channel.

All future messages received over the channel will be given to the provided action. It is the caller of this method's responsibility for closing the channel after it is finished.

Parameters:

messageReceiver - the responder to channel messages.