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package com.jme3.network.kernel;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
/**
* An abstract endpoint in a Kernel that can be used for
* sending/receiving messages within the kernel space.
*
* @version $Revision$
* @author Paul Speed
*/
public interface Endpoint
{
/**
* Returns an ID that is unique for this endpoint within its
* Kernel instance.
*/
public long getId();
/**
* Returns the transport specific remote address of this endpoint
* as a string. This may or may not be unique per endpoint depending
* on the type of transport.
*/
public String getAddress();
/**
* Returns the kernel to which this endpoint belongs.
*/
public Kernel getKernel();
/**
* Returns true if this endpoint is currently connected.
*/
public boolean isConnected();
/**
* Sends data to the other end of the connection represented
* by this endpoint.
*/
public void send( ByteBuffer data );
/**
* Closes this endpoint without flushing any of its
* currently enqueued outbound data.
*/
public void close();
/**
* Closes this endpoint, optionally flushing any queued
* data before closing. As soon as this method is called,
* ne send() calls will fail with an exception... even while
* close() is still flushing the earlier queued messages.
*/
public void close(boolean flushData);
}
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