# Interface DataSender

All Known Subinterfaces:
  `MultiPointSender`

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `AbstractSender, NioSender, ParallelNioSender, PooledParallelSender, PooledSender`

public interface DataSender

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  `connect()`
  Connect.
  `void`
  `disconnect()`
  Disconnect.
  `long`
  `getConnectTime()`
  `int`
  `getRequestCount()`
  `boolean`
  `isConnected()`
  `boolean`
  `keepalive()`
  Keepalive.
  `void`
  `setKeepAliveCount(int maxRequests)`
  Set the amount of requests during which to keepalive.
  `void`
  `setKeepAliveTime(long keepAliveTimeInMs)`
  Set the keepalive time.
  `void`
  `setRxBufSize(int size)`
  Set the receive buffer size.
  `void`
  `setTimeout(long timeout)`
  Set the socket timeout.
  `void`
  `setTxBufSize(int size)`
  Set the transmit buffer size.

- ## Method Details

  - ### connect

    void connect() throws IOException
    Connect.
    Throws:
      `IOException` - when an error occurs

  - ### disconnect

    void disconnect()
    Disconnect.

  - ### isConnected

    boolean isConnected()
    Returns:
      `true` if connected

  - ### setRxBufSize

    void setRxBufSize(int size)
    Set the receive buffer size.
    Parameters:
      `size` - the new size

  - ### setTxBufSize

    void setTxBufSize(int size)
    Set the transmit buffer size.
    Parameters:
      `size` - the new size

  - ### keepalive

    boolean keepalive()
    Keepalive.
    Returns:
      `true` if kept alive

  - ### setTimeout

    void setTimeout(long timeout)
    Set the socket timeout.
    Parameters:
      `timeout` - in ms

  - ### setKeepAliveCount

    void setKeepAliveCount(int maxRequests)
    Set the amount of requests during which to keepalive.
    Parameters:
      `maxRequests` - the amount of requests

  - ### setKeepAliveTime

    void setKeepAliveTime(long keepAliveTimeInMs)
    Set the keepalive time.
    Parameters:
      `keepAliveTimeInMs` - the time in ms

  - ### getRequestCount

    int getRequestCount()
    Returns:
      the request count

  - ### getConnectTime

    long getConnectTime()
    Returns:
      the time to connect