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package com.dmdirc.parser.interfaces;

import java.net.URI;

/**
 * Describes the default properties a protocol handled by a {@link Parser}
 * instance.
 *
 * @since 0.6.4
 */
public interface ProtocolDescription {

    /**
     * Retrieves the default port to use for this protocol if none is specified.
     *
     * @return This protocol's default port
     */
    int getDefaultPort();

    /**
     * Parses the specified hostmask into an array containing a nickname,
     * username and hostname, in that order.
     *
     * @param hostmask The hostmask to be parsed
     * @return An array containing the nickname, username and hostname
     */
    String[] parseHostmask(String hostmask);

    /**
     * Checks if the specified URI is going via a secure connection or not.
     *
     * @param uri URI to check
     *
     * @return true if the URI is secure false otherwise
     *
     * @since 0.6.6
     */
    boolean isSecure(URI uri);

}
