INetworkClient (cloudnet-driver 3.4.0-RELEASE API)

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.AutoCloseable, IPacketSender

All Known Implementing Classes:

NettyNetworkClient
```
public interface INetworkClient
extends java.lang.AutoCloseable
```
The network client represents a client based connector to one or more remote servers.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`closeChannels()`	Close all open connections from this network component
`boolean`	`connect(@NotNull HostAndPort hostAndPort)`	Open a new connection to the specific host and port
`java.util.Collection<INetworkChannel>`	`getChannels()`	Returns all running enabled connections from the network component
`long`	`getConnectedTime()`	Gets the time when this client was connected to the server in milliseconds
`default INetworkChannel`	`getFirstChannel()`
`java.util.concurrent.Executor`	`getPacketDispatcher()`
`IPacketListenerRegistry`	`getPacketRegistry()`	Returns the parent packet registry from all channels, that are this network component provide
`boolean`	`isSslEnabled()`	Returns true if the network component allows to create a ssl connection

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.AutoCloseable
close

Methods inherited from interface de.dytanic.cloudnet.driver.network.protocol.IPacketSender
sendPacket, sendPacket, sendPacketSync, sendPacketSync

- Method Detail
  - connect
```
boolean connect(@NotNull
                @NotNull HostAndPort hostAndPort)
```
    Open a new connection to the specific host and port
    
    Parameters:
    
    hostAndPort - the address, that should the client connect to
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the connection was success or false if the connection was unsuccessful or refused
  - getConnectedTime
```
long getConnectedTime()
```
    Gets the time when this client was connected to the server in milliseconds
  - isSslEnabled
```
boolean isSslEnabled()
```
    Returns true if the network component allows to create a ssl connection
  - getChannels
```
java.util.Collection<INetworkChannel> getChannels()
```
    Returns all running enabled connections from the network component
  - getFirstChannel
```
default INetworkChannel getFirstChannel()
```
  - getPacketDispatcher
```
java.util.concurrent.Executor getPacketDispatcher()
```
  - closeChannels
```
void closeChannels()
```
    Close all open connections from this network component
  - getPacketRegistry
```
IPacketListenerRegistry getPacketRegistry()
```
    Returns the parent packet registry from all channels, that are this network component provide