content: /*
   * © 2017 AgNO3 Gmbh & Co. KG
   * 
   * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
   * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
   * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
   * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
   * 
   * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
   * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
   * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
   * Lesser General Public License for more details.
   * 
   * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
   * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
   * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
   */
  package jcifs;
  
  
  import java.net.InetAddress;
  import java.net.UnknownHostException;
  
  
  /**
   * Interface for both netbios and internet addresses
   * 
   * @author mbechler
   *
   */
  public interface Address {
  
      /**
       * 
       * @param type
       * @return instance for type, null if the type cannot be unwrapped
       */
      <T extends Address> T unwrap ( Class<T> type );
  
  
      /**
       * 
       * @return the resolved host name, or the host address if it could not be resolved
       */
      String getHostName ();
  
  
      /**
       * Return the IP address as text such as "192.168.1.15".
       * 
       * @return the ip address
       */
      String getHostAddress ();
  
  
      /**
       * 
       * @return this address as an InetAddress
       * @throws UnknownHostException
       */
      InetAddress toInetAddress () throws UnknownHostException;
  
  
      /**
       * Guess called name to try for session establishment. These
       * methods are used by the smb package.
       * 
       * @param tc
       * 
       * @return guessed name
       */
      String firstCalledName ();
  
  
      /**
       * Guess next called name to try for session establishment. These
       * methods are used by the smb package.
       * 
       * @param tc
       * 
       * @return guessed name
       */
      String nextCalledName ( CIFSContext tc );
  
  }
  