src/main/activemq/connector/openwire/marshal/MarshalAware.h

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#ifndef _ACTIVEMQ_CONNECTOR_OPENWIRE_MARSHAL_MARSHALAWARE_H_
#define _ACTIVEMQ_CONNECTOR_OPENWIRE_MARSHAL_MARSHALAWARE_H_

#include <vector>
#include <activemq/io/IOException.h>

namespace activemq{
namespace connector{
namespace openwire{

    // Forward Declare
    class OpenWireFormat;

namespace marshal{

    class MarshalAware
    {
    public:

        virtual ~MarshalAware() {}

        /**
         * Determine if the class implementing this interface is really
         * wanting to be told about marshaling.  Normally if you didn't
         * want to be marshal aware you just wouldn't implement this interface
         * but since this is C++ and we don't have true interfaces we need
         * a flat inheritance heirarchy, so we always implement this.
         * @returns true if this class cares about marshaling.
         */
        virtual bool isMarshalAware() const = 0;

        /**
         * Called before marshaling is started to prepare the object to be
         * marshaled.
         * @param wireFormat - the wireformat object to control marshaling
         */
        virtual void beforeMarshal( OpenWireFormat* wireFormat )
            throw ( io::IOException ) = 0;

        /**
         * Called after marshaling is started to cleanup the object being
         * marshaled.
         * @param wireFormat - the wireformat object to control marshaling
         */
        virtual void afterMarshal( OpenWireFormat* wireFormat )
            throw ( io::IOException ) = 0;

        /**
         * Called before unmarshaling is started to prepare the object to be
         * unmarshaled.
         * @param wireFormat - the wireformat object to control unmarshaling
         */
        virtual void beforeUnmarshal( OpenWireFormat* wireFormat )
            throw ( io::IOException ) = 0;

        /**
         * Called after unmarshaling is started to cleanup the object being
         * unmarshaled.
         * @param wireFormat - the wireformat object to control unmarshaling
         */
        virtual void afterUnmarshal( OpenWireFormat* wireFormat )
            throw ( io::IOException ) = 0;

        /**
         * Called to set the data to this object that will contain the objects
         * marshaled form.
         * @param wireFormat - the wireformat object to control unmarshaling
         * @param data - vector of object binary data
         */
        virtual void setMarshaledForm( OpenWireFormat* wireFormat,
                                       const std::vector<char>& data ) = 0;

        /**
         * Called to get the data to this object that will contain the objects
         * marshaled form.
         * @param wireFormat - the wireformat object to control unmarshaling
         * @return buffer that holds the objects data.
         */
        virtual std::vector<unsigned char> getMarshaledForm( OpenWireFormat* wireFormat ) = 0;

    };

}}}}

#endif /*_ACTIVEMQ_CONNECTOR_OPENWIRE_MARSHAL_MARSHALAWARE_H_*/