## org.w3c.jigsaw.http.mux
Class MuxClient

    java.lang.Object
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      +--org.w3c.jigsaw.http.Client
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            +--org.w3c.jigsaw.http.mux.MuxClient

public class MuxClient
extends Client
implements java.lang.Runnable

Field Summary
`protected java.lang.Thread` `thread` The thread powering that client connection.

Fields inherited from class org.w3c.jigsaw.http.Client
`buffer, cont, debug, identifier, prev_body_count, reqcount, server`

Method Summary
`protected void` `bind(MuxSession session)` Bind that client to the given connection.
`java.net.InetAddress` `getInetAddress()` Client implementation - Get the IP address of this client.
`protected java.lang.Thread` `getThread()` Get the thread powering that client.
`protected boolean` `idleConnection()` Client implementation - The current connection is now idle.
`void` `run()` Run HTTP on the newly created mux session.
`protected void` `stopConnection()` Client implementation - The current connection was terminated.
`protected boolean` `tryKeepConnection(Request request, Reply reply)` Request has been processed into Reply, should we keep connection alive ? Test wether we can keep the connection alive, after the given reply has been emited.
`protected void` `usedConnection()` Client implementation - The current connection is now in use.

Methods inherited from class org.w3c.jigsaw.http.Client
`chunkTransfer, emitReply, error, getIdentifier, getInputStream, getMajorVersion, getMinorVersion, getNextRequest, getOutputStream, getRequestCount, getServer, handleTimerEvent, initialize, interruptConnection, isInterrupted, isRunning, log, processRequest, sendContinue, sendContinue, startConnection, trace`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### thread

    protected java.lang.Thread thread

  The thread powering that client connection.

Method Detail

### tryKeepConnection

    protected boolean tryKeepConnection(Request request,
                                        Reply reply)

  Description copied from class: Client
  Request has been processed into Reply, should we keep connection alive ? Test wether we can keep the connection alive, after the given reply has been emited.
  Overrides:
    tryKeepConnection in class Client
  Tags copied from class: Client
  Parameters:
    `request` - The request to examine.
    `reply` - Its computed reply.

### getInetAddress

    public java.net.InetAddress getInetAddress()

  Client implementation - Get the IP address of this client.
  Overrides:
    getInetAddress in class Client
  Returns:
    An InetAddress instance, or null if the client is not currently running.

### run

    public void run()

  Run HTTP on the newly created mux session.
  Specified by:
    run in interface java.lang.Runnable

### idleConnection

    protected boolean idleConnection()

  Client implementation - The current connection is now idle. We always close the mux session at that time, since creating a new mux session has nearly no overhead.
  Overrides:
    idleConnection in class Client
  Tags copied from class: Client
  Returns:
    A boolean, if true, the client will consider itself interrupted, and terminate the connection it is current handling.

### usedConnection

    protected void usedConnection()

  Client implementation - The current connection is now in use. Nothing special done.
  Overrides:
    usedConnection in class Client

### stopConnection

    protected void stopConnection()

  Client implementation - The current connection was terminated. We make sure the underlying mux session is closed properly, and terminate the underlying thread.
  Overrides:
    stopConnection in class Client

### bind

    protected void bind(MuxSession session)
                 throws java.io.IOException

  Bind that client to the given connection.
  Parameters:
    `session` - The mux session to handle.

### getThread

    protected java.lang.Thread getThread()

  Get the thread powering that client.
  Overrides:
    getThread in class Client
  Returns:
    A Thread instance, or null.