rescuecore2.registry

Interface MessageFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractMessageFactory, ControlMessageFactory, FilterMessageFactory, StandardMessageFactory

public interface MessageFactory

Factory class for creating messages.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String[]	getKnownMessageURNs() Get all message urns understood by this factory.
Message	makeMessage(java.lang.String urn, java.io.InputStream data) Create a message based on its urn and populate it with data from a stream.

Method Detail

makeMessage

Message makeMessage(java.lang.String urn,
                    java.io.InputStream data)
             throws java.io.IOException

Create a message based on its urn and populate it with data from a stream. If the urn is not recognised then return null.

Parameters:

urn - The urn of the message type to create.

data - An InputStream to read message data from.

Returns:

A new Message object, or null if the urn is not recognised.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there is a problem reading the stream.

getKnownMessageURNs

java.lang.String[] getKnownMessageURNs()

Get all message urns understood by this factory.

Returns:

All message urns.