org.avineas.comli.impl

Class LinkHandler

java.lang.Object

org.avineas.comli.impl.LinkHandler

public class LinkHandler
extends java.lang.Object

A set with static methods that can be used for reading and writing COMLI packets. Can be used by both master and slave implementations to do the actual formatting of packets and sending them out.

Since:

24-sep-2007

Author:

A. van Wijngaarden

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
LinkHandler()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Packet	read(ReadChannel in, long timeout, org.apache.commons.logging.Log logger) Read a packet from the remote party.
static void	write(WriteChannel out, Packet packet, org.apache.commons.logging.Log logger) Write a packet to another party.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LinkHandler

public LinkHandler()

Method Detail

write

public static void write(WriteChannel out,
         Packet packet,
         org.apache.commons.logging.Log logger)
                  throws java.io.IOException

Write a packet to another party.

Parameters:

out - The output stream to write over

packet - The packet to send

Throws:

java.io.IOException - In case of IO errors

read

public static Packet read(ReadChannel in,
          long timeout,
          org.apache.commons.logging.Log logger)
                   throws java.io.IOException

Read a packet from the remote party.

Parameters:

in - The input stream to read from

timeout - The time to wait for a message to appear

logger - The logger to use for debug messages

Returns:

The packet read, if any

Throws:

java.io.IOException - In case of protocol failures