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| |
| package org.apache.etch.util.core.io; |
| |
| /** |
| * Out-of-band query, control, and notification interface for sessions. |
| */ |
| public interface Session |
| { |
| /** |
| * Gets a configuration or operational value from the handler. The |
| * request is passed up the chain of sessions until some session |
| * recognizes the query, whereupon it returns the requested value. |
| * |
| * @param query an object representing a query, which could be as |
| * simple as a string, integer, or enum, or more complex such as |
| * a class with instance variables for query terms. |
| * |
| * @return the requested value, or null if not defined. |
| * |
| * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the query is not recognized |
| * by any session (which is to say, if the last session in the session |
| * chain does not recognize it, it should throw this exception). Typically |
| * this would be a service's client or server implementation. |
| * |
| * @throws Exception |
| */ |
| public Object sessionQuery( Object query ) throws Exception; |
| |
| /** |
| * Sets a configuration or operational value in the session. The |
| * request is passed up the chain of sessions until some session |
| * recognizes the control, whereupon it stores the specified value |
| * and returns. |
| * |
| * @param control an object representing a control, which could be as |
| * simple as a string, integer, or enum, or more complex such as |
| * a class with instance variables for control terms. |
| * |
| * @param value the value to set. |
| * |
| * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the value is not the right |
| * type or if the value is inappropriate. |
| * |
| * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the control is not recognized |
| * by any session (which is to say, if the last session in the session |
| * chain does not recognize it, it should throw this exception). Typically |
| * this would be a service's client or server implementation. |
| * |
| * @throws Exception |
| */ |
| public void sessionControl( Object control, Object value ) throws Exception; |
| |
| /** |
| * Notifies the chain of sessions of the specified event. Unlike query |
| * and control operations above, events are always passed up to the |
| * top to allow all sessions to notice them. |
| * |
| * @param event a class which represents the event, possibly with |
| * parameters. The simplest event could be a string, integer, |
| * or enum, but any class instance will do (as long as some session |
| * in the chain expects it). |
| * |
| * @throws Exception |
| */ |
| public void sessionNotify( Object event ) throws Exception; |
| |
| /////////////////////// |
| // Well-known events // |
| /////////////////////// |
| |
| /** |
| * Session event reporting the transport is up. |
| */ |
| public final static String UP = "UP"; |
| |
| /** |
| * Session event reporting the transport is down. |
| */ |
| public final static String DOWN = "DOWN"; |
| } |