plc4j/api/src/main/java/org/apache/plc4x/java/api/PlcConnection.java

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package org.apache.plc4x.java.api;

import org.apache.plc4x.java.api.exceptions.PlcConnectionException;
import org.apache.plc4x.java.api.exceptions.PlcUnsupportedOperationException;
import org.apache.plc4x.java.api.messages.PlcReadRequest;
import org.apache.plc4x.java.api.messages.PlcSubscriptionRequest;
import org.apache.plc4x.java.api.messages.PlcUnsubscriptionRequest;
import org.apache.plc4x.java.api.messages.PlcWriteRequest;
import org.apache.plc4x.java.api.metadata.PlcConnectionMetadata;

/**
 * Interface defining the most basic methods a PLC4X connection should support.
 * This generally handles the connection establishment itself and the parsing of
 * field address strings to the platform dependent PlcField instances.
 */
public interface PlcConnection extends AutoCloseable {

    /**
     * Establishes the connection to the remote PLC.
     * @throws PlcConnectionException if the connection attempt failed
     */
    void connect() throws PlcConnectionException;

    /**
     * Indicates if the connection is established to a remote PLC.
     * @return {@code true} if connected, {@code false} otherwise
     */
    boolean isConnected();

    /**
     * Closes the connection to the remote PLC.
     * @throws Exception if shutting down the connection failed
     */
    @Override
    void close() throws Exception;

    /**
     * Provides connection metadata.
     */
    PlcConnectionMetadata getMetadata();

    /**
     * Obtain read request builder.
     * @throws PlcUnsupportedOperationException if the connection does not support reading
     */
    PlcReadRequest.Builder readRequestBuilder();

    /**
     * Obtain write request builder.
     * @throws PlcUnsupportedOperationException if the connection does not support writing
     */
    PlcWriteRequest.Builder writeRequestBuilder();

    /**
     * Obtain subscription request builder.
     * @throws PlcUnsupportedOperationException if the connection does not support subscription
     */
    PlcSubscriptionRequest.Builder subscriptionRequestBuilder();

    /**
     * Obtain unsubscription request builder.
     * @throws PlcUnsupportedOperationException if the connection does not support subscription
     */
    PlcUnsubscriptionRequest.Builder unsubscriptionRequestBuilder();

}