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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.
// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// REFCODES.ORG
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package org.refcodes.io;
import java.io.EOFException;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* The {@link ByteDestination} is used to receive bytes in a unified way. The
* {@link #receiveByte()} method provides the next available byte from the
* counterpart {@link DatagramTransmitter}; in case there is none available,
* then this method halts until one is available.
*/
@FunctionalInterface
public interface ByteDestination {
/**
* Reads (receives) the next byte, in case none byte is available, then this
* method blocks until one is available.
*
* @return The next byte available .
*
* @throws IOException Thrown in case opening or accessing an open line
* (connection, junction, link) caused problems.
*
* @throws EOFException Signals that an end of file or end of stream has
* been reached unexpectedly during input.
*/
byte receiveByte() throws IOException;
}