3 * An interface for connection helper classes
5 * @author Roland Haeder <webmaster@ship-simu.org>
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24 interface ConnectionHelper extends Helper {
26 * Sends raw package data to the recipient
28 * @param $packageData Raw package data
29 * @return $totalSentBytes Total sent bytes to the peer
30 * @throws InvalidSocketException If we got a problem with this socket
32 function sendRawPackageData (array $packageData);
35 * Checks wether the connect retry is exhausted
37 * @return $isExhaused Wether connect retry is exchausted
39 function isConnectRetryExhausted ();
42 * Do the shutdown sequence for this connection helper
44 * @todo We may want to implement a filter for ease notification of other objects like our pool
46 * @throws SocketShutdownException If the current socket could not be shut down
48 function doShutdown ();