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/*
Calimero 2 - A library for KNX network access
Copyright (c) 2005 B. Erb
Copyright (c) 2006, 2011 B. Malinowsky
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package tuwien.auto.calimero.cemi;
/**
* Common External Message Interface (cEMI).
*
* Acts as basic interface to the cEMI abstract data type.
* The cEMI message format aims to be a frame structure for KNX information transport,
* independent of various KNX media.
*
* @author Bernhard Erb
* @author B. Malinowsky
*/
public interface CEMI
{
/**
* Returns the payload carried in this cEMI message.
*
* In general, the payload refers to that content of a cEMI frame, which is not
* interpreted nor parsed by the different types of cEMI. See the corresponding
* subtypes for a more specific description.
*
* @return subset of frame data as byte array
*/
byte[] getPayload();
/**
* Returns the cEMI message code.
*
* The codes of the different cEMI message types can be looked up in the according
* subtype implementations.
*
* @return the message code as unsigned byte
*/
int getMessageCode();
/**
* Returns the length of this cEMI message frame.
*
*
* @return the message length in bytes
*/
int getStructLength();
/**
* Returns the byte representation of the whole cEMI message structure.
*
*
* @return frame as byte array
*/
byte[] toByteArray();
}