com.h3c.util.net.msg

Class Conversation

java.lang.Object

com.h3c.util.net.msg.Conversation

Direct Known Subclasses:

Echo, QueuedConversation, RequestResponseConversation, SendOnlyConversation

public abstract class Conversation
extends Object

Abstraction of a topic-aware but otherwise opaque conversation context.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	Conversation(String topic, int id, int parentId) Create a new conversation with the supplied id and topic.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract void	acceptMessage(byte[] message) Accept a byte form of a message in the context of a given conversation.
Connection	connection() Get the connection with which this conversation is associated.
boolean	equals(Object o) Equality is based on ID
int	hashCode() Hash code is based on ID
int	id() Get the unique ID of the conversation.
boolean	isEnded() Gives indication whether the conversation is ongoing or has been ended.
int	parentId() Get the unique ID of the parent conversation.
protected void	setConnection(Connection connection) Associate this conversation with the given connection.
String	topic() Get the topic on behalf of which the conversation was created.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Conversation

protected Conversation(String topic,
            int id,
            int parentId)

Create a new conversation with the supplied id and topic.

Parameters:

topic - conversation topic

id - unique conversation id

parentId - unique conversation id of the parent conversation; 0 if no parent conversation

Method Detail

topic

public String topic()

Get the topic on behalf of which the conversation was created.

Returns:

topic name

id

public int id()

Get the unique ID of the conversation.

Returns:

conversation id

parentId

public int parentId()

Get the unique ID of the parent conversation.

Returns:

parent conversation id

connection

public Connection connection()

Get the connection with which this conversation is associated.

Returns:

conversation with which this connection is associated.

setConnection

protected void setConnection(Connection connection)

Associate this conversation with the given connection.

Parameters:

connection - connection with which this conversation is to be associated

isEnded

public boolean isEnded()

Gives indication whether the conversation is ongoing or has been ended.

Returns:

true if the conversation has been ended; false if ongoing

acceptMessage

public abstract void acceptMessage(byte[] message)

Accept a byte form of a message in the context of a given conversation.

Parameters:

message - byte buffer containing the raw message

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Equality is based on ID

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Hash code is based on ID

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object