fulmine.protocol.specification
Interface IFrameWriter

All Known Implementing Classes:

FrameWriter

public interface IFrameWriter

Writes fulmine delta (FD) protocol frames.

Please refer to the "Fulmine Delta Transmission Protocol" specification for a complete description of the fulmine serialisation technique.

Author:

Ramon Servadei

See Also:

IFrameConstants

Method Summary

byte[]	write(IContainer container) Write a container's current state changes into an FD frame.
byte[]	writeComplete(IContainer container) Write a container's complete state into an FD frame.
byte[]	writeMeta(IContainer container) Write only a container's meta state into an FD frame.

Method Detail

writeComplete

byte[] writeComplete(IContainer container)

Write a container's complete state into an FD frame.

Parameters:

container - the container to write as a frame

Returns:

the byte[] for the FD frame representing the state of the container

write

byte[] write(IContainer container)

Write a container's current state changes into an FD frame.

Parameters:

container - the container to write as a frame

Returns:

the byte[] for the FD frame representing the state of the container

writeMeta

byte[] writeMeta(IContainer container)

Write only a container's meta state into an FD frame. The meta state includes the current state (active/inactive)

Parameters:

container - the container to write

Returns:

the byte[] for the FD frame representing the meta state of the container