TcpOperations (Spring Framework 4.3.30.RELEASE API)

Type Parameters:
P - the type of payload for in and outbound messages
All Known Implementing Classes:
Reactor2TcpClient
```
public interface TcpOperations<P>
```
A contract for establishing TCP connections.
Since:
4.0
Author:
Rossen Stoyanchev

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ListenableFuture<Void>`	`connect(TcpConnectionHandler<P> connectionHandler)`	Open a new connection.
`ListenableFuture<Void>`	`connect(TcpConnectionHandler<P> connectionHandler, ReconnectStrategy reconnectStrategy)`	Open a new connection and a strategy for reconnecting if the connection fails.
`ListenableFuture<Void>`	`shutdown()`	Shut down and close any open connections.

- Method Detail
  - connect
```
ListenableFuture<Void> connect(TcpConnectionHandler<P> connectionHandler)
```
    Open a new connection.
    Parameters:
    connectionHandler - a handler to manage the connection
    Returns:
    a ListenableFuture that can be used to determine when and if the connection is successfully established
  - connect
```
ListenableFuture<Void> connect(TcpConnectionHandler<P> connectionHandler,
                               ReconnectStrategy reconnectStrategy)
```
    Open a new connection and a strategy for reconnecting if the connection fails.
    Parameters:
    connectionHandler - a handler to manage the connection
    reconnectStrategy - a strategy for reconnecting
    Returns:
    a ListenableFuture that can be used to determine when and if the initial connection is successfully established
  - shutdown
```
ListenableFuture<Void> shutdown()
```
    Shut down and close any open connections.
    Returns:
    a ListenableFuture that can be used to determine when and if the connection is successfully closed