org.ow2.easybeans.component.smartclient.message
Class AbsMessage

java.lang.Object
  org.ow2.easybeans.component.smartclient.message.AbsMessage

All Implemented Interfaces:

Message

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbsNameBytesMessage, AbsNameMessage, ProviderURLRequest

public abstract class AbsMessage
extends java.lang.Object
implements Message

Abstract class that needs to be used for every message that are exchanged between client and endpoint.

Author:

Florent Benoit

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.ow2.easybeans.component.smartclient.api.Message

HEADER_SIZE, INT_BYTE_SIZE

Constructor Summary

AbsMessage()

Method Summary

protected java.lang.String	decode(java.nio.ByteBuffer buffer) Decode the string encoded in the bytebuffer in UTF-8 format.
protected java.nio.ByteBuffer	encode(java.lang.String str) Encode the given string into a bytebuffer.
java.nio.ByteBuffer	getMessage() Gets a message to send.
abstract byte	getOpCode() Gets the OpCode of this message.
abstract java.nio.ByteBuffer	getSubMessage() Gets the content of this message (only this part, not the header).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AbsMessage

public AbsMessage()

Method Detail

getMessage

public java.nio.ByteBuffer getMessage()

Gets a message to send.

Specified by:

getMessage in interface Message

Returns:

the bytebuffer to send

getOpCode

public abstract byte getOpCode()

Gets the OpCode of this message.

Specified by:

getOpCode in interface Message

Returns:

the operation code.

getSubMessage

public abstract java.nio.ByteBuffer getSubMessage()

Gets the content of this message (only this part, not the header).

Returns:

the content of this message.

encode

protected java.nio.ByteBuffer encode(java.lang.String str)

Encode the given string into a bytebuffer.

Parameters:

str - the given string

Returns:

a bytebuffer with UTF-8 encoded string

decode

protected java.lang.String decode(java.nio.ByteBuffer buffer)

Decode the string encoded in the bytebuffer in UTF-8 format.

Parameters:

buffer - the given buffer to analyze.

Returns:

the decoded string