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Artifact with commonly used I/O functionality and for connection related issues such as receiving or transmitting data in a unified way.
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package org.refcodes.io;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.refcodes.component.OpenException;

/**
 * The {@link BlockProvider} is used to receive datagram blocks (arrays) in a
 * unified way. The {@link #readDatagrams()} method provides the next available
 * datagram block from the counterpart {@link BlockProvider} or
 * {@link DatagramProvider}; in case there is none available, then this method
 * halts until one is available.
 *
 * @param  The type of the datagram block (array) to be operated with. Do
 *        not provide an array type as the methods use to generic type for
 *        defining an array argument.
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface BlockProvider {

	/**
	 * Reads (receives) the next datagram block passed from a
	 * {@link BlockSender} or {@link DatagramSender} counterpart. In case none
	 * datagram block is available, then this method blocks until one is
	 * available.
	 * 
	 * When a {@link Thread} is waiting for a datagram to be read and
	 * {@link Thread#interrupt()} is being called, then the operation is aborted
	 * and an {@link InterruptedException} is thrown.
	 * 
	 * @return The next datagram block sent from the {@link BlockSender} or
	 *         {@link DatagramReceiver} counterpart.
	 * 
	 * @throws OpenException Thrown in case opening or accessing an open line
	 *         (connection, junction, link) caused problems.
	 * 
	 * @throws InterruptedException Thrown when a {@link Thread} is waiting,
	 *         sleeping, or otherwise occupied, and the {@link Thread} is
	 *         interrupted, either before or during the activity.
	 */
	default DATA[] readDatagrams() throws OpenException, InterruptedException {
		return readDatagrams( -1 );
	}

	/**
	 * Similar to {@link #readDatagrams()} though at maximum the amount of data
	 * as provided by the block-size is returned.
	 * 
	 * @param aBlockSize The block-size which is not to exceeded by the returned
	 *        data. A value of -1 specifies to retrieve all available datagrams
	 *        (same behavior as method {@link #readDatagrams()}.
	 * 
	 * @return The next short block sent from the {@link BlockSender} or
	 *         {@link DatagramReceiver} counterpart.
	 * @throws OpenException Thrown in case opening or accessing an open line
	 *         (connection, junction, link) caused problems.
	 * 
	 * @throws InterruptedException Thrown when a {@link Thread} is waiting,
	 *         sleeping, or otherwise occupied, and the {@link Thread} is
	 *         interrupted, either before or during the activity.
	 */
	DATA[] readDatagrams( int aBlockSize ) throws OpenException, InterruptedException;

}