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Java NIO

The document provides an overview of Java NIO (New Input/Output), which enhances Java's I/O capabilities through a non-blocking channel-buffer architecture for improved performance in concurrent connections and resource-intensive tasks. It covers key components such as channels, buffers, selectors, and various I/O operations including scatter/gather, file locking, and memory-mapped files. Additionally, it highlights the introduction of asynchronous I/O in Java 7, allowing for fully non-blocking operations.

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Java NIO

The document provides an overview of Java NIO (New Input/Output), which enhances Java's I/O capabilities through a non-blocking channel-buffer architecture for improved performance in concurrent connections and resource-intensive tasks. It covers key components such as channels, buffers, selectors, and various I/O operations including scatter/gather, file locking, and memory-mapped files. Additionally, it highlights the introduction of asynchronous I/O in Java 7, allowing for fully non-blocking operations.

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Java NIO
Writing clean &
Efficient Code

Mohammad Javad Akbari


Senior Java Developer
[email protected]

Introduction
The Java NIO (New Input/Output) API

Java NIO revolutionizes Java's I/O approach by replacing


blocking stream-based operations with a non-blocking
channel-buffer architecture. Using channels for data
transfer, buffers for storage, and selectors to monitor
multiple connections with fewer threads, NIO delivers
superior performance for concurrent connection
handling and resource-intensive operations, making it
ideal for scalable network applications and high-
performance file processing.

Channels and Buffer Scatter/Gathe


Non-blocking I/ File Lockin
Selector Memory-mapped File
Buffer Operation Direct Buffer
Different Channel Types Asynchronous I/O

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Channels & Buffers


Channels and Buffers
Unlike traditional I/O which works directly with
streams, NIO uses channels and buffers. Data is always
read from a channel into a buffer, or written from a
buffer into a channel.

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Non-blocking I/O
Non-blocking Input/Output

NIO allows you to perform I/O operations in a non-

blocking mode, where a thread can request data from a

channel and do other work while waiting for data to

become available.

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Selectors
What are they?
These allow a single thread to monitor multiple channels
for events (like connection opened, data arrived, etc.),
enabling efficient handling of multiple connections with
fewer threads.

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Buffers
Buffer Operations

A container for data with specific read and write

operations. Key buffer types include ByteBuffer,

CharBuffer, DoubleBuffer, FloatBuffer, IntBuffer,

LongBuffer, and ShortBuffer.

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Channels
Different Channel Types
An open connection to an I/O device like files,
sockets, etc. Major channel types include
FileChannel, DatagramChannel, SocketChannel,
and ServerSocketChannel.

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Scatter & Gather


Scatter/Gather

The ability to read data into multiple buffers

(scatter) and write data from multiple buffers

(gather) in a single operation.

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File Locking
Different Channel Types

Mechanism to lock a file or part of a file to


prevent simultaneous modification by multiple
processes.

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Memory-mapped Files
Memory-mapped Files

Allows mapping a file directly to memory for extremely


fast I/O operations. This leverages the operating
system’s virtual memory system to bypass traditional
disk I/O, enabling direct read/write access as if the file
were part of the application’s memory.

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Senior Java Developer
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Direct Buffers
Better performance ???

Provides better performance by allowing the


JVM to perform I/O operations directly from
memory, bypassing additional copying.

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Asynchronous I/O
(Added in Java 7)

Asynchronous I/O (Java 7's NIO.2) enables fully non-blocking


operations where I/O requests return control immediately and notify
completion through callbacks or futures, eliminating the need for
threads to wait for I/O completion.

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Senior Java Developer
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